Where does “Westküste” come from?

Westküste (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.

Westküste (German): west coast

Definitions

  1. west coast

Ancestry of “Westküste”, step by step

Westküste 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 West

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWestthe west; a wind coming from the west
2Middle High Germanwestwest
3Old High Germanwestwestward
4Proto-Germanicwestrąwest; west, westward
5Proto-Germanicwestrazwest, western
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwek(ʷ)sperosevening
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwe-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵéwstus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kustuz →