cisten

Old English

Alternative forms

• ċysten, *ċeasten, *ċiesten, *ċistene

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *kastinnju, *kastannjā.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃis.ten/

Noun

ċisten f

1. chestnut

Usage notes

• The exact gender is unknown, but it is assumed feminine due to analogy with Old High German chestinna and the Latin castanea.

Derived terms

• ċistenbēam

Related terms

• stānċeastel
• ċistel

Descendants

• Middle English: chesteyne, chasteine, chasten, chasteyn, chaston, chestan, chestayn, chesten, chestein, chestyn, cheston, kesteyn (merged with Old French chastaigne)
  • English: chesten (obsolete)
    • ⇒ English: chestnut
      • → Middle Scots: chastnut (calque)
        • Scots: chestnut
  • Middle Scots: chastan, chasten, chestane