Where does “Këscht” come from?

Këscht (Luxembourgish) 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.

Këscht (Luxembourgish): box; chest; crate

Definitions

  1. box; chest; crate

Ancestry of “Këscht”, 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 “Këscht”

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