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Where does “chastun” come from?

chastun (Old French) comes from Frankish kastō, from Proto-Germanic kastô — vessel”, “container.

chastun (Old French): the projecting part of a ring embedded with a...

Definitions

  1. the projecting part of a ring embedded with a...

Ancestry of “chastun”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishkastōbox, case; box”, “case; chest, reservoir
2Proto-Germanickastôvessel”, “container

Words derived from “chastun”

  • incastonare
  • castone
  • incastonatore
  • chaston
  • chaton
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