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Where does “kyst” come from?

kyst (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Latin costa, from Proto-Indo-European kost-.

kyst (Norwegian Bokmål): coast; past participle of kysse

Definitions

  1. coast; past participle of kysse

Ancestry of “kyst”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
2Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—

Words derived from “kyst”

  • østkyst
  • kystnær
  • kystvakt
  • kystområde
  • bløde kyststribe
  • sørkyst
  • kystfarvann
  • kyststripe
  • nordkyst
  • vestkyst
  • kystlinje
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →