Where does “Erste-Hilfe-Kiste” come from?

Erste-Hilfe-Kiste (German) comes from German Kiste, from Middle High German kiste, from Old High German kista, from Proto-Germanic *kistu, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Erste-Hilfe-Kiste (German): first aid kit, first aid case

Definitions

  1. first aid kit, first aid case

Ancestry of “Erste-Hilfe-Kiste”, step by step

Erste-Hilfe-Kiste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kiste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKistechest, box; bed, sleeping furniture; old banger,...
2Middle High Germankiste
3Old High Germankista
4Proto-Germanic*kistu
5Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
6Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via German Erste Hilfe

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanErste Hilfefirst aid (basic care)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH-Every word from Ancient Greek κύστιςEvery word from Latin cista