Where does “Werkzeugkiste” come from?
Werkzeugkiste (German) comes from German Werkzeug, from German Werk, from Middle High German werch, from Old High German werc, from Proto-West Germanic werk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
Werkzeugkiste (German): toolbox
Definitions
- toolbox
Ancestry of “Werkzeugkiste”, step by step
Werkzeugkiste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Werkzeug
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Werkzeug | tool; tools |
| 2 | German | Werk | work, achievement; work, piece; factory, plant,... |
| 3 | Middle High German | werch | — |
| 4 | Old High German | werc | work |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | werk | work |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | werką | work |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wérǵom | work |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
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 |