Where does “chaton” come from?
chaton (Middle French) comes from Old French chastun, from Frankish kastō, from Proto-Germanic kastô — vessel”, “container.
Ancestry of “chaton”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old French | chastun | the projecting part of a ring embedded with a... |
| 2 | Frankish | kastō | box, case; box”, “case; chest, reservoir |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | kastô | vessel”, “container |