oaken

Meaning

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

Synonyms

oak

oaky

Translations

eiken

eikehouten

eichen

δρύϊνος

eiken-

quernus

de roble

δρύινος

eikenhouten

carvalhal

de carvalho

بلّوطي

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈəʊk.ən/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: oken

Inherited from Old English: ācen

Cognate with Dutch: eiken

Cognate with German: eichen

Cognate with Icelandic: 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”).