kis
Afrikaans
noun
Definitions
- chest, box
Etymology
Inherited from Dutch, Flemish kist (chest, box, coffin, boot) derived from Middle Dutch kiste inherited from Proto-Germanic *kistō (chest, box) derived from Latin cista (chest, box, casket) derived from Ancient Greek κίστη (box, chest, basket, hamper) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kisteh₂ (woven container).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kisteh₂
Gloss
woven container
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- cist English
- cista Latin
- cisterna Latin
- Kiste German
- cesta Italian
- cista Italian
- bondskist Dutch, Flemish
- doodskist Dutch, Flemish
- hooikist Dutch, Flemish
- kist Dutch, Flemish
- kistrijder Dutch, Flemish
- legerkist Dutch, Flemish
- schatkist Dutch, Flemish
- soldatenkist Dutch, Flemish
- spreeuwenkist Dutch, Flemish
- verbondskist Dutch, Flemish
- vrieskist Dutch, Flemish
- zeepkist Dutch, Flemish
- cesta Spanish, Castilian
- cesto Spanish, Castilian
- κίστη Ancient Greek
- *kisteh₂ Proto-Indo-European
- kiste Norwegian Bokmål
- cesta Portuguese
- *kistō Proto-Germanic
- cest Old English
- ċest Old English
- kesja Old Norse
- kista Old Norse
- kesto Esperanto
- kiste Middle Dutch
- kista Old High German
- cesta Romansh
- chaista Romansh
- chista Romansh
- cesta Asturian