Where does “Kiste” come from?

Kiste (German) comes 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.

Kiste (German): chest, box; bed, sleeping furniture; old banger,...

Definitions

  1. chest, box; bed, sleeping furniture; old banger,...

Ancestry of “Kiste”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Kiste”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύστις →Every word from Latin cista →
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