Where does “zeepkist” come from?
zeepkist (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.
zeepkist (Dutch): a soap box; a soapbox car
Definitions
- a soap box; a soapbox car
Ancestry of “zeepkist”, step by step
zeepkist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch kist
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | kist | A box, chest; A coffin; An aeroplane |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | kiste | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | *kista | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *kistu | chest strong box |
| 5 | Latin | cista | a trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | κύστις | bladder |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |