wealhhnutu

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *walhahnuts. Cognate with Dutch walnoot, German Walnuss, Swedish valnöt. Equivalent to wealh (“foreigner”) +‎ hnutu (“nut”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwæ͜ɑlxˌxnu.tu/, [ˈwæ͜ɑɫxˌn̥u.tu]

Noun

wealhhnutu f

  1. walnut

Declension

Strong consonant stem:

singular plural
nominative wealhhnutu wealhhnyte
accusative wealhhnutu wealhhnyte
genitive wealhhnyte, wealhhnute wealhhnuta
dative wealhhnyte wealhhnutum

Descendants

  • Middle English: walnot, walnutte, walnotte, walnote, walnout, walnoot, walle-notte
    • English: walnut
    • Scots: wanit, wanut
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