keisti

Lithuanian

Etymology

Probably from a t-extension of Proto-Indo-European *kʷey- (“to accomplish, to estimate”), akin to Proto-Slavic *čьto (“why, which”), *čьtati (“to estimate, to inquire why”).

Verb

kei̇̃sti (third-person present tense kei̇̃čia, third-person past tense kei̇̃tė)

1. (ditransitive) to change (to make something into something different)

   Synonym: mainýti

Derived terms

• antkiesti
• apkiesti
• atkiesti
• įkiesti
• iškiesti
• nukiesti
• pakiesti
• perkiesti
• prakiesti
• sukiesti
• užkiesti

Related terms

• kìtas (“other, next”)
• kìsti (“to vary, to fluctuate”)

References

• “keisti”, in Lietuvių kalbos etimologinio žodyno duomenų bazė [Lithuanian etymological dictionary database], 2007–2012
• “keisti”, in Lietuvių kalbos žodynas [Dictionary of the Lithuanian language], lkz.lt, 1941–2024