Where does “Golfküste” come from?
Golfküste (German) comes from German Küste, 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.
Golfküste (German): Gulf Coast
Definitions
- Gulf Coast
Ancestry of “Golfküste”, step by step
Golfküste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Küste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Küste | coast |
| 2 | Dutch | kust | The shoreline; The coast, seaside; A coastal... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | cust | choice, what is chosen |
| 4 | Old Dutch | kust | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kustuz | trial, choice |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵéwstus | taste |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵews- | to taste, try |
via German golf
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | golf | singular imperative of golfen; first-person... |
| 2 | Italian | golfo | gulf |
| 3 | Latin | colfos | — |
| 4 | Latin | colpus | stroke; strike; hit |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κόλπος | bosom, lap; a fold in fabric around the bosom;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷelp- | to bend; to curve, arch |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷel- | to turn |