Chesten

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A chestnut. obsolete
  2. 2
    A chestnut-tree. obsolete

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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