cisten

== Old English == === Alternative forms === ċysten, *ċeasten, *ċiesten, *ċistene === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *kastannjā. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃis.ten/ === Noun === ċisten f chestnut ==== Usage notes ==== The exact gender is unknown, but it is assumed feminine due to analogy with Old High German chestinna and the Latin castanea. ==== Derived terms ==== ċistenbēam ==== Related terms ==== stānċeastel ċistel ==== Descendants ==== Middle English: chesteyne, chasteine, chasten, chasteyn, chaston, chestan, chestayn, chesten, chestein, chesteyn, chestyn, cheston, kesteyn (merged with Old French chastaigne)English: chesten (obsolete)⇒ English: chestnut→ Middle Scots: chastnut (calque)Scots: chestnutMiddle Scots: chastan, chasten, chestane