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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread oaks/acorns #170236 09/28/2007 12:57 AM Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1 gailfern stranger gailfern stranger Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 1 Any ideas on why the fruit of the oak tree is called an acorn and not an oaknut or, for that matter, oak trees are not called acorn trees. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: oaks/acorns gailfern #170238 09/28/2007 8:19 AM Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague BranShea Carpal Tunnel BranShea Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 5,295 Netherlands, the Hague By chance I have this huge Collins table dictionary. It gives some information as the online Ethymology gives none. acorn, of Old English aecern; the fruit of a tree, acorn; related to Gothic akran, fruit, yield. Date "acorn" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. Others and betters may give you more details if you are lucky. I must say I like your word "oaknut ". (in my language we use the word "eikel" (acorn) as a friendly term of abuse. I think "ÿou silly oaknut" would do nicely as well. Maybe I'll use it for a change. Last edited by BranShea; 09/28/2007 8:20 AM. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,917 Posts230,573 Members9,211 Most Online17,319 Apr 8th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 30 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,365 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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