Kiste

German (Berlin)

/ˈkɪstə/

noun
Definitions
  • chest, box
  • (informal) bed, sleeping furniture
  • (informal) old banger, hooptie
  • (informal) television set
  • (informal) computer tower
  • (informal) affair, matter
  • (informal) coffin wherein one is interred
  • (informal) fundament, buttocks

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German kiste inherited from Old High German kista 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

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