Where does “kastanienfarbig” come from?
kastanienfarbig (German) comes from German farbig, from German -ig, from German -jährig, from German Jahr, from Middle High German jār, from Old High German jār, from Proto-West Germanic jār, from Proto-Germanic jērą — year.
kastanienfarbig (German): chestnut-colored, chestnut
Definitions
- chestnut-colored, chestnut
Ancestry of “kastanienfarbig”, step by step
kastanienfarbig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German farbig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | farbig | colored; chromatic |
| 2 | German | -ig | -y; forms adjectives from nouns; forms adjectives... |
| 3 | German | -jährig | years old; years lasting |
| 4 | German | Jahr | year |
| 5 | Middle High German | jār | year |
| 6 | Old High German | jār | year |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | jār | year |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | jērą | year; name of the J-rune |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yeh₁r- | year |
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 |