Where does “Kastanienente” come from?
Kastanienente (German) comes from German ente, from French canard, from Middle French canard, from Old French quanart, from Old French cane, from Middle Low German kāne, from Old Saxon *kano, from Proto-Italic kanō — a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub.
Kastanienente (German): chestnut teal
Definitions
- chestnut teal
Ancestry of “Kastanienente”, step by step
Kastanienente traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German ente
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ente | duck aquatic bird of the family Anatidae |
| 2 | French | canard | duck; drake; canard, hoax |
| 3 | Middle French | canard | duck, male duck |
| 4 | Old French | quanart | duck |
| 5 | Old French | cane | tube |
| 6 | Middle Low German | kāne | — |
| 7 | Old Saxon | *kano | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | kanō | to sing |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kanô | vessel, vat, tub; boat |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gan- | a vessel, tub; a vessel, vat, tub |
via German Kastanie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Kastanie | chestnut, tree of genus "Castanea"; chestnut, nut... |
| 2 | Italian | castagna | chestnut |
| 3 | Spanish | castaña | chestnut; strike, wallop; bun, chignon |
| 4 | Russian | кашта́н | chestnut |
| 5 | Polish | kasztan | chestnut tree, tree of genus "Castanea";... |
| 6 | Latin | castanea | a chestnut tree; a chestnut |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | καστάνεια | Alternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ | sweet chestnuts; chestnut |