Where does “kustgebied” come from?

kustgebied (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.

kustgebied (Dutch): Coastal area

Definitions

  1. Coastal area

Ancestry of “kustgebied”, step by step

kustgebied traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kust

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

via Dutch gebied

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgebiedarea, region; domain, subject area; order,...
2Middle Dutchgebiet—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →