Where does “toychest” come from?
toychest (English) comes from English chest, from English Chester, from English molester, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.
toychest (English): A chest for storing toys
Definitions
- A chest for storing toys
Ancestry of “toychest”, step by step
toychest traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chest
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chest | A box, now usually a large strong box with a... |
| 2 | English | Chester | A child molester |
| 3 | English | molester | Agent noun of molest: one who molests;... |
| 4 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 5 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 6 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 7 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 12 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via English toy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | toy | Something to play with, especially as intended... |
| 2 | Middle English | toye | amorous play, piece of fun or entertainment |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tiug | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | tiugiją | stuff, gear, device |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |