oaken

Betekenis (Engels)

Made from the wood of the oak tree. Also in metaphorical uses, suggesting robustness.

Sinonieme

oak

oaky

Vertalings

eiken

eikehouten

eichen

δρύϊνος

eiken-

quernus

de roble

δρύινος

eikenhouten

carvalhal

de carvalho

بلّوطي

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈəʊk.ən/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle English: oken

Geërf van Old English: ācen

Verwante met Nederlands: eiken

Verwante met Duits: eichen

Verwante met Yslands: eikinn

In summary

From Middle English oken (also eken), from Old English ācen, ǣċen (“of oak”), from Proto-Germanic *aikīnaz, equivalent to oak + -en (adjectival suffix). Cognate with Dutch eiken (“oaken”), German eichen (“oaken”), Icelandic eikinn (“oaken”).