Where does “kiste” come from?

kiste (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch *kista, from Proto-West Germanic *kistu, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

Ancestry of “kiste”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old Dutch	*kista	—
2	Proto-West Germanic	*kistu	chest strong box
3	Latin	cista	a trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
4	Ancient Greek	κύστις	bladder
5	Proto-Indo-European	(s)kewH-	to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “kiste”

kist
doodskist
schatkist
bondskist
verbondskist
zeepkist
legerkist
soldatenkist
kis
kisten
gereedschapskist
kistdam
doodkist
zeepkistenrace
ikesi
seepkis

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