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Where does “cheaste” come from?

cheaste (Middle English) comes from Old English ċēast, from Old English ċēas, from Old Church Slavonic часъ, from Proto-Slavic časъ, from Proto-Balto-Slavic keʔs-, from Proto-Indo-European k(ʷ)eh₁s-.

cheaste (Middle English): Alternative form of chest

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of chest

Ancestry of “cheaste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċēast—
2Old Englishċēasstrife, quarrel, quarrelling, contention,...
3Old Church Slavonicчасъtime; moment; hour
4Proto-Slavicčasъtime
5Proto-Balto-Slavickeʔs-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeank(ʷ)eh₁s-—

Words derived from “cheaste”

  • cheste
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