Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kastinnju

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin castanea, possibly via Proto-Germanic *kastinjō.

Noun

*kastinnju f

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*kastinnju
Genitive	*kastinnjā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*kastinnju	*kastinnjō
Accusative	*kastinnjā	*kastinnjā
Genitive	*kastinnjā	*kastinnjō
Dative	*kastinnjē	*kastinnjōm
Instrumental	*kastinnju	*kastinnjōm

Descendants

Old English: *ċeasten, *ċiesten, ċysten, ċisten
- Middle English: chesten, chesteine (merger with Old French chastaigne)
  - English: chesten
    - ⇒ English: chesten nut, chestnut
  - Scots: chesten, chasten, chastan, chestane
    - ⇒ Scots: chastnut
Old High German: kestinna, chestinna, kestina, chestina
- Middle High German: kestene, kesten; kastānie (merger with Medieval Latin castanea)
  - German: Kastanie

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