Where does “Zistensänger” come from?

Zistensänger (German) comes from German Ziste, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Zistensänger (German): zitting cisticola

Definitions

  1. zitting cisticola

Ancestry of “Zistensänger”, step by step

Zistensänger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ziste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanZistecist
2Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
3Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via German Sänger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSängeragent noun of singen; singer
2Middle High Germansenger—
3Old High Germansangāri—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύστις →Every word from Latin cista →