Where does “kuststaat” come from?

kuststaat (Dutch) comes from Dutch staat, from Middle Dutch staet, from Old French estat, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

kuststaat (Dutch): a coastal state

Definitions

  1. a coastal state

Ancestry of “kuststaat”, step by step

kuststaat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch staat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchstaatstate, condition; state; table, list, chart
2Middle Dutchstaetinflection of stâen: ## third-person singular...
3Old Frenchestatstate; government; condition
4Latinstātusfixed, set, having been set
5Latinstōto stand
6Proto-Italicstaēōstand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yetito stand
8Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-