Where does “kust” come from?

kust (Dutch) comes 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.

kust (Dutch): The shoreline; The coast, seaside; A coastal...

Definitions

  1. The shoreline; The coast, seaside; A coastal...

Ancestry of “kust”, step by step

kust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Dutch cust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchcustchoice, what is chosen
2Old Dutchkust—
3Proto-Germanickustuztrial, choice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

via Old French costé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcostéside
2Latincostātusribbed
3Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
4Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—

Words derived from “kust”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →