khest

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Cimbrian[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From a reinterpretation of Middle High German kesten sg as plural (*keste + the common -en ending).[1] kesten is from Old High German kestinna, from Proto-West Germanic *kastannjā, from Latin castanea. Cognate with dialectal German Käste, Keste, English chesten.

Noun[edit]

khest f (plural khestn)

  1. (Luserna) chestnut

References[edit]

  1. ^ kästen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.

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