Where does “kustsnäppa” come from?

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

kustsnäppa (Swedish): a red knot

Definitions

  1. a red knot

Ancestry of “kustsnäppa”, step by step

kustsnäppa 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 snäppa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishsnäppaa bird in the Scolopacidae family
2EnglishsnapA quick breaking or cracking sound or the action...
3Dutchsnappento get, to understand; to catch in the act
4Middle Dutchsnappen—
Every word from Latin cōnstāre →Every word from Medieval Latin costare →Every word from Old French cost →