Where does “acorn” come from?

Acorn comes from Middle English acorne, from Middle English akern, from Old English ǣcern, from Proto-Germanic akraną, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ógeh₂.

acorn (English): The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing...

Definitions

  1. The fruit of the oak, being an oval nut growing...

Ancestry of “acorn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishæcernacorn; tree mast
2Proto-West Germanic*akran—
3Proto-Germanicakranąacorn
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ógeh₂small fruit ~ berry; berry, fruit

Words derived from “acorn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ógeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic akraną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *akran →