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