Where does “gallnut” come from?
gallnut (English) comes from English Gall, from Irish gall, from Irish -án, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.
gallnut (English): A gall on a tree, caused by insects, that...
Definitions
- A gall on a tree, caused by insects, that...
Ancestry of “gallnut”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Gall | — |
| 2 | Irish | gall | foreigner; Anglified Irish person; Alternative... |
| 3 | Irish | -án | A suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,... |
| 4 | Middle Irish | -án | — |
| 5 | Old Irish | -án | diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Primitive Irish | -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ | diminutive suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | *-agnos | — |