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

  1. A box, chest; A coffin; An aeroplane

Ancestry of “kist”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kist”

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