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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *ǵéws-ti-s (“taste”), from *ǵews- (“to enjoy, taste”).
Pronunciation
Noun
*kustiz f
- trial, choice
Inflection
Declension of *kustiz (i-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*kustiz
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*kustīz
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| vocative
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*kusti
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*kustīz
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| accusative
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*kustį
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*kustinz
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| genitive
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*kustīz
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*kustijǫ̂
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| dative
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*kustī
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*kustimaz
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| instrumental
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*kustī
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*kustimiz
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Descendants
- Old English: cyst
- Old Frisian: kest
- North Frisian: kest
- West Frisian: kêst
- Old Saxon: cust
- Old Dutch: *kust
- Old High German: chust, kust
- Gothic: *𐌺𐌿𐍃𐍄𐍃 (*kusts) (in 𐌲𐌰𐌺𐌿𐍃𐍄𐍃 (gakusts)