Where does “vestkyst” come from?

vestkyst (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk vest, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

vestkyst (Norwegian Nynorsk): west coast

Definitions

  1. west coast

Ancestry of “vestkyst”, step by step

vestkyst traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk vest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskvestwest; a waistcoat
2Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
3LatinlīneaA linen thread
4Latinlīnumflax
5Proto-Italiclīnom—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax

via Norwegian Nynorsk kyst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkystcoast
2Latincostaa rib; a side, a wall
3Proto-Indo-Europeankost-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →