Where does “dragkiste” come from?

dragkiste (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kiste, from Old Norse kista, from Latin cista, from Ancient Greek κύστις, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- — to cover, bedeck; cover.

dragkiste (Norwegian Nynorsk): a commode, chest of drawers

Definitions

  1. a commode, chest of drawers

Ancestry of “dragkiste”, step by step

dragkiste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kiste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkistea chest or trunk; a coffin
2Old Norsekistaa chest; a coffin
3Latincistaa trunk, a chest, a casket; vocative singular of...
4Ancient Greekκύστιςbladder
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kewH-to cover, bedeck; cover

via Norwegian Nynorsk draga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskdragato pull; drag; to leave; depart; go; definite...
2Old Norsedragato draw, drag, pull
3Proto-Germanicdraganąto draw, to pull, to carry
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰreǵ-pull, draw, drag; to glide, swoop; to draw, glide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kewH- →Every word from Ancient Greek κύστις →Every word from Latin cista →