Where does “Seeküste” come from?

Seeküste (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.

Seeküste (German): seacoast

Definitions

  1. seacoast

Ancestry of “Seeküste”, step by step

Seeküste 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 see

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanseelake
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstusEvery word from Proto-Germanic kustuz