walnote

Middle English

Alternative forms

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwalˌnut(ə)/, (with open-syllable lengthening) /ˈwalˌnoːt(ə)/

Noun

walnote (plural walnotes)

1. A walnut tree; a tree from the genus Juglans.
2. A walnut; the nut from this tree.

Descendants

• English: walnut
  • → Javanese: walnut
  • → Malay: wal, walnat
  • → Malayalam: വാൽനട്ട് (vālnaṭṭŭ)
  • → Māori: wōnati
• Middle Scots: wannut, wannat, wannet
  • Scots: wanit, wanut

References

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