Where does “kustbevakning” come from?

kustbevakning (Swedish) comes from Swedish kust, from Middle Dutch cost, from Old French cost, from Medieval Latin costare, from Latin cōnstāre.

kustbevakning (Swedish): a coast guard

Definitions

  1. a coast guard

Ancestry of “kustbevakning”, step by step

kustbevakning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kust

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkusta coast
2Middle Dutchcost—
3Old Frenchcostcost; financial outlay
4Medieval Latincostare—
5Latincōnstāre—

via Swedish bevakning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbevakningguard, watch
2Swedishbevakato watch, to guard
3Old Swedishbevaka—
Every word from Latin cōnstāre →Every word from Medieval Latin costare →Every word from Old French cost →