Proto-Indo-European

*ǵews-

‘to taste, try’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-.

23 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-, most familiar first.

• cost ← kostr ← *kustuz ← *ǵéwstus
• choice ← chois ← chois ← *causīre ← 𐌺𐌰𐌿𐍃𐌾𐌰𐌽
• choose ← chesen ← ċēosan ← *keusan ← *keusaną
• chosen ← coren ← ċēosan ← *keusan ← *keusaną
• disgust ← desgouster ← desgouster ← goster ← gustus
• gust ← gustus ← *gustus ← *ǵéwstus
• gusto ← gustus ← *gustus ← *ǵéwstus
• gusty ← gustus ← *gustus ← *ǵéwstus
• gustatory ← gustātus ← gustō ← *gustus ← *ǵustós
• ragout ← ragoûter ← goût ← gustus ← *gustus
• degustation ← degustatio ← degusto ← gustō ← gustus
• ragù ← ragoût ← ragoûter ← goût ← gustus

More words from *ǵews-

• gustation
• costen
• ageusia
• costning
• degust
• gustable
• gustatio
• gustless
• gustofacial
• ingustable
• ychosen

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵews-