walnut
The origin and history of walnut.
Etymology
From Old English wealhhnutu, literally "foreign nut" — the wealh part meant "foreign" or "Welsh," since the nut reached England from continental Europe rather than growing natively there.
The origin and history of walnut.
From Old English wealhhnutu, literally "foreign nut" — the wealh part meant "foreign" or "Welsh," since the nut reached England from continental Europe rather than growing natively there.