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Where does “Pasternak” come from?

Pasternak (Polish) comes from Middle High German [[pasternack]], [[pasternacke]], from Old High German pestinac, from Proto-West Germanic *pastinakā, from Latin pastinaca, from Latin pastinum — A kind of two-pronged dibble; The action of...

Ancestry of “Pasternak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High German[[pasternack]], [[pasternacke]]—
2Old High Germanpestinac—
3Proto-West Germanic*pastinakā—
4Latinpastinacaparsnip; stingray
5LatinpastinumA kind of two-pronged dibble; The action of...
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