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Where does “kyst” come from?

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

kyst (Norwegian Nynorsk): coast

Definitions

  1. coast

Ancestry of “kyst”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kyst”

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