Where does “Käscht” come from?

Käscht (Luxembourgish) comes from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια, from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ — sweet chestnuts; chestnut.

Käscht (Luxembourgish): chestnut

Definitions

  1. chestnut

Ancestry of “Käscht”, step by step

Käscht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin castanea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincastaneaa chestnut tree; a chestnut
2Ancient GreekκαστάνειαAlternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut
3Ancient Greekκᾰ́στᾰνᾰsweet chestnuts; chestnut

via Middle High German koste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germankoste—
2Medieval Latincostusan aromatic plant
3Latincōnstāre—

Words derived from “Käscht”

Every word from Ancient Greek κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ →Every word from Ancient Greek καστάνεια →Every word from Latin castanea →