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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Â© The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology 1996, originally published by Oxford University Press 1996. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

walnut Late OE. walh-hnutu (once), corr. to MLG. wallnut, MDu. walnote (Du. walnoot), ON. walhnot; Gmc. formation on *walχaz foreign and *χnut- NUT.

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