Where does “kustpipare” come from?

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

kustpipare (Swedish): a black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola

Definitions

  1. a black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola

Ancestry of “kustpipare”, step by step

kustpipare 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 pipare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishpiparea plover, any species in the genera Pluvialis or Charadrius
Every word from Latin cōnstāreEvery word from Medieval Latin costareEvery word from Old French cost