chesten
A chestnut.
Noun
- A chestnut.
- A chestnut-tree.
Origin
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).