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English word oak comes from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyǵ- (Goat.)
*h₂eyǵ- (Proto-Indo-European)
Goat.
*aiks (Proto-Germanic)
Oak (wood). Oak tree.
āc (Old English)
ac (Old English)
(masculine) The runic character ᚪ (/a/). (poetic) an oaken ship. Oak (wood or tree).
ook (Middle English)
Oak (tree).
oak (English)
(uncountable) The wood of the oak.. (countable) A deciduous tree with distinctive deeply lobed leaves, acorns, and notably strong wood, typically of England and northeastern North America, included in genus Quercus.. A rich brown colour, like that of oak wood.. Any tree of other genera and species of trees resembling typical oaks of genus Quercus in some ways.. Any tree of the genus Quercus, [...]