Where does “chest” come from?
chest (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-.
chest (Middle English): fighting, strife, battle; quarrelling,...
Definitions
- fighting, strife, battle; quarrelling,...
Ancestry of “chest”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ċēast | — |
| 2 | Old English | ċēas | strife, quarrel, quarrelling, contention,... |
| 3 | Old Church Slavonic | часъ | time; moment; hour |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | časъ | time |
| 5 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | keʔs- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | k(ʷ)eh₁s- | — |
Words derived from “chest”