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Old English cystan (cognate)
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Old English cyst (cognate)
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Old English ċēosan (mention)
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Proto-Germanic *kust- (inherited)
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Old High German kostōn (cognate)
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Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (root)
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Proto-Indo-European *ǵews- (derived)
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Icelandic kosta (cognate)
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English cost (inherited)