Where does “westkust” come from?

westkust (Dutch) comes from Dutch west, from Middle Dutch west, from Old Dutch west, from Proto-Germanic westrą, from Proto-Germanic westraz, from Proto-Indo-European wek(ʷ)speros, from Proto-Indo-European we-.

westkust (Dutch): West coast

Definitions

  1. West coast

Ancestry of “westkust”, step by step

westkust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch west

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwestwest; westwards
2Middle Dutchwest—
3Old Dutchwest—
4Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
5Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—

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 we- →