Where does “oaken” come from?

Oaken comes from Middle English oken, from Old English ǣcen, from Proto-Germanic akaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-, with the Proto-Indo-European suffix -no-.

oaken (English): Made from the wood of the oak tree. Also in...

Definitions

  1. Made from the wood of the oak tree. Also in...

Ancestry of “oaken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishokenMade of oakwood; Pertaining to oak trees;...
2Old Englishǣcenof oak
3Proto-Germanicaikīnazoaken, made of oak
4Proto-Germanic-īnaz-en
5Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
6Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Proto-Germanic -īnaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic aikīnaz →