Where does “kyststi” come from?
kyststi (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål sti, from Old Norse stígr, from Old Norse stíga, from Proto-Germanic stīganą, from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.
kyststi (Norwegian Bokmål): a coastal path path that goes along the coast
Definitions
- a coastal path path that goes along the coast
Ancestry of “kyststi”, step by step
kyststi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål sti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | sti | a path |
| 2 | Old Norse | stígr | path; inflection of stíga: ## second-person... |
| 3 | Old Norse | stíga | to step, to tread; to step on, to set foot on;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | stīganą | to go up; climb, ascend |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | stéygʰeti | to be walking; to be climbing |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | steygʰ- | to go; to climb |