Where does “østkyst” come from?
østkyst (Danish) comes from Danish kyst, from Middle Low German kost, from German Kosten, from Italian costo, from Polish koszt, from Hungarian kösz, from Hungarian köszönöm, from Hungarian -öm — 3rd person plural verb ending.
østkyst (Danish): eastern seaboard
Definitions
- eastern seaboard
Ancestry of “østkyst”, step by step
østkyst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish kyst
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | kyst | coast; past participle of kyse |
| 2 | Middle Low German | kost | meal; food |
| 3 | German | Kosten | costs |
| 4 | Italian | costo | cost; expense; usury |
| 5 | Polish | koszt | cost |
| 6 | Hungarian | kösz | thanks |
| 7 | Hungarian | köszönöm | first-person singular indicative present definite... |
| 8 | Hungarian | -öm | Used to form the first-person singular present... |
| 9 | Hungarian | -ö- | linking vowel |
| 10 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 11 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |