chesten

English

Etymology

From Middle English chesten, from Old English ċisten (“chestnut”), from Latin castanea (“chestnut; chestnut-tree”), from Ancient Greek καστάνεια (kastáneia), from κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ (kắstănă). Akin to Old High German chestinna ("chestnut"; > German dialectal Keste).

Noun

chesten (plural chestens)

  1. (obsolete) A chestnut.
  2. (obsolete) A chestnut-tree.

Anagrams

Middle English

Noun

chesten

  1. alternative form of chesteyne (“chestnut”)
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