English

heartnut

From heart + nut.

A compound of heart + nut

Proto-Indo-European *ḱerd-

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Proto-Germanic *hertô

Proto-West Germanic *hertā

Old English heorte

Middle English harte

English heart

Proto-Italic *knuks

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Proto-Germanic *hnuts

Proto-West Germanic *hnut

Old English hnutu

Middle English note

English nut

Today it means

noun The edible seed of a Japanese species of walnut, Juglans ailantifolia.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / heartnut