Where does “kêne” come from?

kêne (Norman) comes from Old French chesne, from Vulgar Latin cassanus, from Gaulish kassanos.

kêne (Norman): oak (tree and wood)

Definitions

  1. oak (tree and wood)

Ancestry of “kêne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchchesneoak
2Vulgar Latincassanus—
3Gaulishkassanos—
Every word from Gaulish kassanos →Every word from Vulgar Latin cassanus →Every word from Old French chesne →