Where does “västkust” come from?

västkust (Swedish) comes from Swedish väst, from Latin vestis, from Latin līnea, from Latin līnum, from Proto-Italic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European līnom — flax.

västkust (Swedish): a western coast (of some area, often of Sweden or the US West Coast when not qualified)

Definitions

  1. a western coast (of some area, often of Sweden or the US West Coast when not qualified)

Ancestry of “västkust”, step by step

västkust traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish väst

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

via Swedish kust

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

Words derived from “västkust”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →Every word from Proto-Italic līnom →Every word from Latin līnum →