Where does “kiste” come from?
kiste (Middle High German) comes 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.
Ancestry of “kiste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old High German | kista | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | *kistu | — |
| 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”