Where does “gereedschapskist” come from?

gereedschapskist (Dutch) comes from Dutch kist, from Middle Dutch kiste, from Old Dutch *kista, from Proto-West Germanic *kistu, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

gereedschapskist (Dutch): a toolbox, storage case for physical tools

Definitions

  1. a toolbox, storage case for physical tools

Ancestry of “gereedschapskist”, step by step

gereedschapskist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch kist

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchkistA box, chest; A coffin; An aeroplane
2Middle Dutchkiste
3Old Dutch*kista
4Proto-West Germanic*kistuchest strong box
5Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
6Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Dutch gereedschap

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchgereedschaptool; tools
2Middle Dutchgereetschap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Ancient Greek κύστιςEvery word from Latin cista