Where does “cheyne” come from?

cheyne (English) comes from Old French chesne, from Vulgar Latin cassanus, from Gaulish kassanos.

cheyne (English): Obsolete form of chain

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of chain

Ancestry of “cheyne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchesneoak
2Vulgar Latincassanus—
3Gaulishkassanos—
Every word from Gaulish kassanos →Every word from Vulgar Latin cassanus →Every word from Old French chesne →