Where does “Küstenstreifen” come from?
Küstenstreifen (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.
Küstenstreifen (German): coastal strip, coastal stretch
Definitions
- coastal strip, coastal stretch
Ancestry of “Küstenstreifen”, step by step
Küstenstreifen 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 streifen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | streifen | to brush, to range; to swipe something |
| 2 | Middle High German | streifen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | streifen | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | straipijaną | — |