Where does “Nordküste” come from?

Nordküste (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.

Nordküste (German): north coast

Definitions

  1. north coast

Ancestry of “Nordküste”, step by step

Nordküste 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 nord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germannordthe north (used without article; a short form of Norden)
2Middle High Germannort—
3Old High Germannordnorth
4Proto-West Germanic*norþrnorthern, northernly
5Proto-Germanicnurþraznorth, northern
6Proto-Indo-European*nérbelow the surface, below
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kustuz →