Where does “skattekiste” come from?
skattekiste (Danish) comes from Danish kiste, from Old Norse kista, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.
skattekiste (Danish): treasure chest
Ancestry of “skattekiste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Danish | kiste | chest; coffin, casket |
| 2 | Old Norse | kista | a chest; a coffin |
| 3 | Latin | cista | a trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κύστις | bladder |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |