Where does “vattenkastanj” come from?
vattenkastanj (Swedish) comes from Swedish kastanj, from German Kastanie, from Italian castagna, from Spanish castaña, from Russian кашта́н, from Polish kasztan, from Latin castanea, from Ancient Greek καστάνεια — sweet chestnuts; chestnut.
vattenkastanj (Swedish): water chestnut
Definitions
- water chestnut
Ancestry of “vattenkastanj”, step by step
vattenkastanj traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish kastanj
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | kastanj | chestnut |
| 2 | German | Kastanie | chestnut, tree of genus "Castanea"; chestnut, nut... |
| 3 | Italian | castagna | chestnut |
| 4 | Spanish | castaña | chestnut; strike, wallop; bun, chignon |
| 5 | Russian | кашта́н | chestnut |
| 6 | Polish | kasztan | chestnut tree, tree of genus "Castanea";... |
| 7 | Latin | castanea | a chestnut tree; a chestnut |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | καστάνεια | Alternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ | sweet chestnuts; chestnut |
via Swedish vatten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vatten | water; a body of water |
| 2 | Swedish | -s- | rat; treecreeper; coffee |
| 3 | Swedish | -för | able; creates an adjective from a noun or adjective implying capability of being or doing the main word |
| 4 | Old Swedish | for | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | furai | before, in front of; before, in front |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |