Where does “kustlijn” come from?

kustlijn (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.

kustlijn (Dutch): coastline

Definitions

  1. coastline

Ancestry of “kustlijn”, step by step

kustlijn 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 lijn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchlijnA line; Any line or curve; A rope, a cable
2Middle Dutchlīne—
3Old Dutchlīna—
4Proto-Germaniclīnǭthat which is made of flax; line, chord, rope,...
5Proto-Germaniclīnąflax
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīno-flax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →