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

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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	väst	west
2	Latin	vestis	garment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
3	Latin	līnea	A linen thread
4	Latin	līnum	flax
5	Proto-Italic	līnom	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	līnom	flax

via Swedish kust

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Swedish	kust	a coast
2	Middle Dutch	cost	—
3	Old French	cost	cost; financial outlay
4	Medieval Latin	costare	—
5	Latin	cōnstāre	—

Words derived from “västkust”

västkustsk

Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →