English Explanatory Dictionary

chesten

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A chestnut.
  2. A chestnut-tree.

Word forms

chesten chestens

Etymology

Etymology tree Pre-Greekbor.? Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kắstănă)bor. Latin castanea Old French chastaignebor. ▲ Latin castaneabor. Proto-West Germanic *kastannjā Old English ċisten Middle English chesteyne English chesten Inherited from Middle English chesteyne. Akin to Old High German chestinna ("chestnut"; > German dialectal Keste).

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