Where does “weskus” come from?

weskus (Afrikaans) comes from Afrikaans kus, from Dutch kus, from Middle Dutch kos, from Old Dutch kos, from Proto-West Germanic koss, from Proto-Germanic kussaz — kiss.

weskus (Afrikaans): West coast (not necessarily of the United States)

Definitions

  1. West coast (not necessarily of the United States)

Ancestry of “weskus”, step by step

weskus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Afrikaans kus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaanskuscoast, shoreline, seashore; coastal region; to...
2Dutchkuskiss
3Middle Dutchkos—
4Old Dutchkos—
5Proto-West Germanickosskiss
6Proto-Germanickussazkiss

via Afrikaans wes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Afrikaansweswest
Every word from Proto-Germanic kussaz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic koss →Every word from Old Dutch kos →