Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/kastannjā

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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

    Borrowed from Latin castanea.

    Noun

    *kastannjā f

    1. chestnut
    2. chestnut tree

    Reconstruction notes

    Middle Germanic forms corrupted, if not displaced by Old French chastaigne.

    Inflection

    ōn-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *kastannjā
    Genitive *kastannjōn
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *kastannjā *kastannjōn
    Accusative *kastannjōn *kastannjōn
    Genitive *kastannjōn *kastannjōnō
    Dative *kastannjōn *kastannjōm, *kastannjum
    Instrumental *kastannjōn *kastannjōm, *kastannjum

    Alternative reconstructions

    Derived terms

    • *kastannjabaum
      • Old English: ċiestenbēam
      • Old Saxon: *kastanniabōm
        • Middle Low German: kastanienbôm, kastanntenbôm
          • German Low German: Kastanjenboom
      • Old High German: kestinaboum, kestinnaboum

    Descendants

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