Where does “Küste” come from?

Küste (German) 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.

Küste (German): coast

Definitions

  1. coast

Ancestry of “Küste”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Küste”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kustuz →