Where does “kyststripe” come from?

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

kyststripe (Norwegian Nynorsk): coastal strip

Definitions

  1. coastal strip

Ancestry of “kyststripe”, step by step

kyststripe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kyst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkystcoast
2Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
3Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—

via Norwegian Nynorsk stripe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskstripea stripe; a strip
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kost- →Every word from Latin costa →Every word from Norwegian Nynorsk kyst →