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