Where does “cheste” come from?

cheste (English) comes from Middle English cheaste, from Old English ċēast, from Old English ċēas, from Old Church Slavonic часъ, from Proto-Slavic časъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic keʔs-, from Proto-Indo-European k(ʷ)eh₁s-.

Ancestry of “cheste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishcheasteAlternative form of chest
2Old Englishċēaststrife, contention
3Old Englishċēasstrife, quarrel, quarrelling, contention,...
4Old Church Slavonicчасъtime; moment; hour
5Proto-Slavicčasъtime
6Proto-Balto-Slavickeʔs-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeank(ʷ)eh₁s-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European k(ʷ)eh₁s- →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic keʔs- →Every word from Proto-Slavic časъ →