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
Ancestry of “Këscht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | kiste | — |
| 2 | Old High German | kista | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | *kistu | — |
| 4 | Latin | cista | a trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κύστις | bladder |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kewH- | to cover, bedeck; cover |
Words derived from “Këscht”