Where does “Küstengewässer” come from?

Küstengewässer (German) comes from German Gewässer, from German ge-, from Middle High German ge-, from Old High German ga-, from Proto-West Germanic ga-, from Proto-Germanic ga-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Küstengewässer (German): coastal waters

Definitions

  1. coastal waters

Ancestry of “Küstengewässer”, step by step

Küstengewässer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Gewässer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGewässerbody of water, waterbody, water
2Germange-Forms collective nouns, almost always neuter...
3Middle High Germange-
4Old High Germanga-with
5Proto-West Germanicga-used as an intensifier for verbs, indicating...
6Proto-Germanicga-Indicates association or togetherness; co-;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
9Middle Englishkyt
10Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
11Old High Germankuti
12Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
13Proto-Germanickweduzresin
14Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
15Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via German Küste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKüstecoast
2DutchkustThe shoreline; The coast, seaside; A coastal...
3Middle Dutchcustchoice, what is chosen
4Old Dutchkust
5Proto-Germanickustuztrial, choice
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵéwstustaste
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet-Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz