Where does “walnotte” come from?

walnotte (Middle English) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ — water.

walnotte (Middle English): Alternative form of walnot

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of walnot

Ancestry of “walnotte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwealhhnutuwalnut
2Old Englishwealhforeigner; Briton or Welshman; slave
3Old Englishīeġisland
4Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
6Proto-Germanicagwjō—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →