Where does “coastland” come from?

coastland (English) comes from English coast, from Middle English coste, from Old French costé, from Latin costātus, from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

coastland (English): Coastal land

Definitions

  1. Coastal land

Ancestry of “coastland”, step by step

coastland traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English coast

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoastThe edge of the land where it meets an ocean,...
2Middle Englishcoste—
3Old Frenchcostéside
4Latincostātusribbed
5Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
6Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—

via English Land

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishLandThe part of Earth which is not covered by oceans or other bodies of water
2Middle EnglishlandAlternative form of lond; urine
3Old Englishhlandurine
4Proto-Germanichlandąurine
5Proto-Indo-Europeanklān-liquid, wet ground

Words derived from “coastland”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →Every word from Latin costa →Every word from Latin costātus →