Old Norse kroppr "body," Old High German kropf "goiter," Old English crop "sprout" (English crop)
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Gothic warjan, Old Norse verja, Old Saxon werian, Old High German werren, Old English werian
Lithuanian vérti "to pierce," Latvian vẽrt "to open"
Ancient Greek ἀείρειν (aeírein) "to raise"
Sanskrit vr̥ṇóti "to cover," Young Avestan vərənaoti 'id.'
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Old Spanish guayar "to wail," guaya "wailing"
Italian guai, Romanian çai
Old Irish fáe "alas," Middle Welsh gwae 'id.,' Middle Breton goa'id.'
Old Norse vei "woe," Old High German wē "woe," Old Saxon wē 'id.,' Old English wā (English woe)
Latvian vai
Armenian vay
Avestan vaii-ōi (?)
The Spanish sense of "great" is a secondary formation through meaning reversal.
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Portuguese gostar, Catalan gustar, French goûter, Italian gustare, Aromanian gustu, Romanian gusta, Sardinian gustare
Over time, the meaning drifted from "to taste" to "pleasing (in taste)" to "pleasing."
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Portuguese gosto, Catalan gust, French goût, Italian gusto, Aromanian gustu, Romanian gust, Sardinian gustu
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