Where does “Beziehungskiste” come from?
Beziehungskiste (German) comes from German Beziehung, from German beziehen, from German ziehen, from Middle High German ziehen, from Old High German ziohan, from Proto-West Germanic teuhan, from Proto-Germanic teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European dewk- — to pull, to draw; to lead.
Beziehungskiste (German): relationship, couple
Definitions
- relationship, couple
Ancestry of “Beziehungskiste”, step by step
Beziehungskiste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Beziehung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Beziehung | relation, relationship, connection |
| 2 | German | beziehen | to refer, to relate |
| 3 | German | ziehen | to pull; to drag |
| 4 | Middle High German | ziehen | to pull |
| 5 | Old High German | ziohan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | teuhan | to pull; to lead |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | teuhaną | to lead; to pull behind oneself, draw, drag |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | dewk- | to pull, to draw; to lead |
via German Kiste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kiste | chest, box; bed, sleeping furniture; old banger,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | kiste | — |
| 3 | Old High German | kista | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *kistu | — |
| 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 |