Nest of Nuts by ajisaac

Nest of Nuts

The acorn, or oaknut, is the nut of the oaks and their close relatives .

The word acorn (earlier akerne, and acharn) is related to the Gothic name akran, which had the sense of "fruit of the unenclosed land".

The word was applied to the most important forest produce, that of the oak. Chaucer spoke of "achornes of okes" in the 14th century. By degrees, popular etymology connected the word both with "corn" and "oak-horn", and the spelling changed accordingly.

The current spelling (emerged 15c.-16c.), derives from association with ac (Old English: "oak") + corn.
Fascinating! Thank yiu
October 12th, 2020  
Maybe a squirrel's hoard?
October 12th, 2020  
great info, nice find.....who is going to claim this "nets"
October 13th, 2020  
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