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...
Pasternak (Polish): parsnip
Definitions
- parsnip
Ancestry of “Pasternak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | [[pasternack]], [[pasternacke]] | — |
| 2 | Old High German | pestinac | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *pastinakā | parsnip |
| 4 | Latin | pastinaca | parsnip; stingray |
| 5 | Latin | pastinum | A kind of two-pronged dibble; The action of... |