Where does “Küstenwache” come from?

Küstenwache (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.

Küstenwache (German): coast guard

Definitions

  1. coast guard

Ancestry of “Küstenwache”, step by step

Küstenwache traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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

via German wache

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwacheinflection of wachen: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanwache—
3Old High Germanwacha—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kustuz →