Chestene

Alemannic German

Etymology

From Middle High German kesten, from Old High German kestinna, from Proto-West Germanic *kastannjā, from Latin castanea. Cognate with dialectal German Kästen, Kesten, English chesten.

Noun

Chestene f

(Uri) chestnut

References

Abegg, Emil, (1911) Die Mundart von Urseren (Beiträge zur Schweizerdeutschen Grammatik. IV.) [The Dialect of Urseren], Frauenfeld, Switzerland: Huber & Co., page 75.

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