Where does “kustverdediging” come from?

kustverdediging (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.

kustverdediging (Dutch): coastal defence; coastal flood defence; work of...

Definitions

  1. coastal defence; coastal flood defence; work of...

Ancestry of “kustverdediging”, step by step

kustverdediging 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 verdediging

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchverdedigingdefense, defence
2Dutch-ingCreates action nouns referring to the performance...
3Middle Dutch-inge
4Old Dutch-inga
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstusEvery word from Proto-Germanic kustuz