Where does “zuidkust” come from?

zuidkust (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.

zuidkust (Dutch): south coast

Definitions

  1. south coast

Ancestry of “zuidkust”, step by step

zuidkust 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 zuid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchzuidsouth; southwards
2Old Dutchsūth
3Proto-West Germanic*sunþrsouthern, southernly
4Proto-Germanicsunþrąsouth; south, southward
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews-
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