Where does “kist” come from?

kist (English) comes from Old Norse kista, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

kist (English): simple past tense and past participle of kiss; To...

Definitions

  1. simple past tense and past participle of kiss; To...

Ancestry of “kist”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekistaa chest; a coffin
2Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
3Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “kist”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →