awn

Significado (English)

The bristle or beard of barley, oats, grasses, etc., or any similar bristlelike appendage; arista.

Conceptos

arista

raspa

Synonyms

beard

hair

whiskers

arista

glume

awning

whisker

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ɔːn/

Etimología (English)

Inherited from inglés medio: awne

Cognate with danés: avne

Cognate with inglés antiguo: agnu

Cognate with neerlandés: agen

Cognate with alemán: Ahne

Cognate with latín: agna

Cognate with lituano: ašnìs

Cognate with checo: osina

Cognate with griego antiguo: ἄκαινα

Cognate with sánscrito: अशनि

In summary

From Middle English aw(u)ne, agune, from Old Norse ǫgn (compare Danish avne), from Proto-Germanic *aganō, *ahanō (“chaff”) (compare Old English agnu, Dutch agen, German Ahne, Agen), from Proto-Indo-European *aḱanā (compare Latin agna (“ear of wheat”), Lithuanian ašnìs (“edge, blade”), Czech osina, Ancient Greek ἄκαινα (ákaina, “spike, prick”), ἄκανος (ákanos, “pine-thistle”), Sanskrit अशनि (aśáni, “thunderbolt, arrow tip”)), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (“sharp”). More at edge.