Where does “västkustsk” come from?

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

västkustsk (Swedish): of or pertaining to a west coast, particularly the western coast of Sweden

Definitions

  1. of or pertaining to a west coast, particularly the western coast of Sweden

Ancestry of “västkustsk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvästkusta western coast (of some area, often of Sweden or the US West Coast when not qualified)
2Swedishvästwest
3Latinvestisgarment, gown, robe, vestment, clothing, vesture;...
4LatinlīneaA linen thread
5Latinlīnumflax
6Proto-Italiclīnom—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlīnomflax
Every word from Proto-Indo-European līnom →