Etymology of oak

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adj

Having a rich brown color, like that of oak wood. · Made of oak wood or timber.

noun

A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus. · The wood of the oak. · A rich brown color, like that of oak wood. · The flavor of oak.

verb

To expose to oak in order for the oak to impart its flavors.

Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventory

Inherited from Middle English ake, hok, oek, ok, oke, from Old English aac, āc, ǣċ, from Proto-West Germanic *aik, from Proto-Germanic *aiks (“oak”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (“oak”). Cognates From Proto-Germanic: Scots aik, ake, yik (“oak”), North Frisian iake, iik (“oak”), Saterland Frisian Eeke (“oak”), West Frisian iik (“oak”), Cimbrian aicha, oach (“oak”), Dutch eik (“oak”), German Eiche (“oak”), Luxembourgish Eech (“oak”), Vilamovian aach, aeh́, ǡh́ (“oak”), Danish eg (“oak”), Faroese, Icelandic, and Norwegian Nynorsk eik (“oak”), Norwegian Bokmål eik, ek (“oak”), Swedish ek (“oak”). From Proto-Indo-European: Latin aesculus (“Italian oak”), Ancient Greek αἰγίλωψ (aigílōps, “Turkey oak”), Albanian enjë (“English yew; stinking juniper”), Latvian ozols (“oak”), Lithuanian ąžuolas (“oak”).

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Root classification mention*h₂eyǵ-ine-pro
Inherited-form mentionakeenm
Inherited-form mentionaacang
Inherited-form mention*aikgmw-pro
Inherited-form mention*aiksgem-pro · oak
Derivation mention*h₂eyǵ-ine-pro · oak
Cognate mentionaiksco
Cognate mentioniakefrr
Cognate mentionEekestq · oak
Cognate mentioniikfy · oak
Cognate mentionaichacim
Cognate mentioneiknl · oak
Cognate mentionEichede · oak
Cognate mentionEechlb · oak
Cognate mentionaachwym
Cognate mentionegda · oak
Cognate mentioneiknb
Cognate mentioneksv · oak
Cognate mentionaesculusla · Italian oak
Cognate mentionαἰγίλωψgrc · Turkey oak
Cognate mentionenjësq · English yew; stinking juniper
Cognate mentionozolslv · oak
Cognate mentionąžuolaslt · oak

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