walnot

Middle English

Alternative forms

walnutte, walnotte, walnote, walnout, walnoot, walle-notte

Etymology

From Old English walhhnutu, from Proto-Germanic *walhahnuts; equivalent to wale (“outsider”) +‎ note (“nut”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈwalnut(ə)/, /ˈwalnoːt(ə)/

Noun

walnot (plural walnotes)

A walnut (tree from the genus Juglans)
The nut that comes from this tree.

Descendants

English: walnut
Scots: wanit, wanut

References

“wal-nǒt(e (n.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-10.

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