Where does “Walnuss” come from?
Walnuss (German) comes from English walnut, from Middle English walnote, from Old English wealhhnutu, from Old English wealh, from Old English īeġ, from Proto-West Germanic auwju, from Proto-Germanic awjō, from Proto-Germanic agwjō — water.
Walnuss (German): walnut
Definitions
- walnut
Ancestry of “Walnuss”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | walnut | A hardwood tree of the genus "Juglans"; A nut of... |
| 2 | Middle English | walnote | Alternative form of walnot |
| 3 | Old English | wealhhnutu | walnut |
| 4 | Old English | wealh | foreigner; Briton or Welshman; slave |
| 5 | Old English | īeġ | island |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | auwju | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | awjō | floodplain; meadow; island |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | agwjō | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ékʷeh₂ | water |