walnut

English

/ˈwɑlnət/, /ˈwɔːlnʌt/

noun
Definitions
  • A hardwood tree of the genus Juglans.
  • A nut of the walnut tree.
  • Wood of the walnut tree.
  • Dark brown colour, the colour of walnut wood.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English walnote inherited from Old English wealhhnutu (walnut, Welsh-nut, foreign nut) derived from Proto-Germanic *walhaz (foreigner, Celt, non-Germanic foreigner, later Roman, Roman, stranger, an outlander, outlander, Romance).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*walhaz

Gloss

foreigner, Celt, non-Germanic foreigner, later Roman, Roman, stranger, an outlander, outlander, Romance

Concept
Semantic Field

Kinship

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Emoji

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms