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Where does “Goudkust” come from?

Goudkust (Dutch) comes from Dutch kust, from Middle Dutch cust, from Old Dutch kust, from Proto-Germanic kustuz, from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

Ancestry of “Goudkust”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkustThe shoreline; The coast, seaside; A coastal...
2Middle Dutchcustchoice, what is chosen
3Old Dutchkust—
4Proto-Germanickustuztrial, choice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
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