Etymology

gingernut

gin·ger·nut
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Today it means: A hard biscuit, flavoured with powdered ginger, often dunked in tea. Full definition →

English nut ← Middle English note ← Old English hnutu
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The story

  1. Proto-Dravidian*wēr
  2. Sauraseni Prakrit𑀲𑀺𑀁𑀕𑀺𑀯𑁂𑀭 (siṃgivera)
  3. Ancient Greekζιγγίβερις (zingíberis)
  4. Latinzingiberi
  5. Late Latingingiber
  6. Proto-West Germanic*gingiberō
  7. Old Englishgingifer
  8. Old Frenchgingembreinflu.
  9. Middle Englishgingivere
  10. Middle Englishgingere
  11. Englishginger
  12. Proto-Germanic*hnuts
  13. Proto-West Germanic*hnut
  14. Old Englishhnutu
  15. Middle Englishnote
  16. Englishnut
  17. English todaygingernut

From ginger + nut.

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