walnot

Middle English

Alternative forms

• walnutte, walnotte, walnote, walnout, walnoot, walle-notte

Etymology

From Old English wealhhnutu, from Proto-Germanic *walhahnuts; equivalent to wale (“outsider”) +‎ note (“nut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwalnut(ə)/, /ˈwalnoːt(ə)/

Noun

walnot (plural walnotes)

1. A walnut (tree from the genus Juglans)
2. The nut that comes from this tree.

Descendants

• English: walnut
• Scots: wanit, wanut

References

• “wal-nǒt(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-05-10.