Dictionary verb *sta- kosten

Meanings

1.
to cost
(The original sense of the Latin "constare" was "to stand at", which was used for scales settling at a balance.)
2.
to try
(Only in sense of to try food, NOT for clothes and so on. This "kosten" comes from a root that was about enjoying and is related to "gusto".)

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Root: *sta-
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