Where does “kystby” come from?

kystby (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk by, from Old Norse bjóða, from Proto-Germanic beudaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- — to be awake, be aware.

kystby (Norwegian Nynorsk): a coastal town or city

Definitions

  1. a coastal town or city

Ancestry of “kystby”, step by step

kystby traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk by

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbytown, city; to command, order; to bid, offer
2Old Norsebjóðato offer; to bid, invite; to bid, order
3Proto-Germanicbeudanąto offer, to bid
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰewdʰ-to be awake, be aware

via Norwegian Nynorsk kyst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkystcoast
2Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
3Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰewdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic beudaną →Every word from Old Norse bjóða →