Where does “Pastinak” come from?
Pastinak (German) comes from German Pastinake, from Middle High German pasternacke, from Old High German pestinac, from Proto-West Germanic *pastinakā, from Latin pastinaca, from Latin pastinum — A kind of two-pronged dibble; The action of...
Ancestry of “Pastinak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pastinake | parsnip |
| 2 | Middle High German | pasternacke | — |
| 3 | Old High German | pestinac | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *pastinakā | parsnip |
| 5 | Latin | pastinaca | parsnip; stingray |
| 6 | Latin | pastinum | A kind of two-pronged dibble; The action of... |