Etymology of the English word chest
the English word
chestderived from the West Germanic root
*kistaderived from the Latin word
cista (chest, box; box for sacred ceremonial objects)
derived from the Greek word
kiste, κίστη
derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*kistaDerivations in English
windchest,
chesty,
chestedCognates
Dutch
kist, German
Kiste, Norwegian
kiste, Swedish
kistaUsage
Word found in Modern English
