Where does “kist” come from?
kist (Dutch) comes 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.
kist (Dutch): A box, chest; A coffin; An aeroplane
Definitions
- A box, chest; A coffin; An aeroplane
Ancestry of “kist”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | kiste | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | *kista | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *kistu | — |
| 4 | Latin | cista | a trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κύστις | bladder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
Words derived from “kist”