Where does “wealhhnutu” come from?

wealhhnutu (Old English) comes 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.

wealhhnutu (Old English): walnut

Definitions

  1. walnut

Ancestry of “wealhhnutu”, step by step

wealhhnutu traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English wealh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwealhforeigner; Briton or Welshman; slave
2Old Englishīeġisland
3Proto-West Germanicauwjufloodplain; meadow; island
4Proto-Germanicawjōfloodplain; meadow; island
5Proto-Germanicagwjō—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ékʷeh₂water

via Old English hnutu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhnutunut
2Proto-West Germanichnutnut
3Proto-Germanichnutsnut
4Proto-Indo-Europeanknew-to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub
5Proto-Indo-Europeanken-to arise, begin

via Proto-Germanic walhahnuts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwalhahnutsforeign nut; walnut

Words derived from “wealhhnutu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ékʷeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Germanic agwjō →Every word from Proto-Germanic awjō →