Where does “cheste” come from?

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

cheste (Middle English): A large container; a chest or footlocker; A safe,...

Definitions

  1. A large container; a chest or footlocker; A safe,...

Ancestry of “cheste”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishċest—
2Proto-West Germanic*kistuchest strong box
3Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
4Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

Words derived from “cheste”

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