walhhnutu

Old English

Alternative forms

ƿalhhnutu

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *walhaz (“Celt, Roman, foreigner”) (Old English wealh) + Proto-Germanic *hnuts (“nut”) (Old English hnutu). Cognate with Middle Dutch walnote (Dutch walnoot), Middle Low German walnōte, German Walnuss, Old Norse valhnot (Swedish valnöt).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwɑlxˌhnutu/

Noun

walhhnutu f

walnut

Descendants

Middle English: walnot, walnutte, walnotte, walnote, walnout, walnoot, walle-notte
- English: walnut
- Scots: wanit, wanut

Usage notes

Attested only once, glossing Latin nux.

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