acquerne
Middle English
/ˈaːkwɛrn(ə)/
noun
Definitions
- A squirrel.
- The fur of a squirrel.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English ācweorna (squirrel) inherited from Proto-Germanic *aikwernô (squirrel).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*aikwernô
Gloss
squirrel
Concept
Semantic Field
Animals
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Aconbury English
- Eichhorn German
- Eichhörnchen German
- eekhoorn Dutch, Flemish
- *wer- Proto-Indo-European
- ekorn Norwegian Bokmål
- *aikwernô Proto-Germanic
- ekorn Norwegian Nynorsk
- acweorna Old English
- ācweorna Old English
- íkorni Old Norse
- bæveregern Danish
- egern Danish
- egernbestand Danish
- íkorni Icelandic
- ecorn Middle Dutch
- eihhorno Old High German
- eekhoring Afrikaans
- íkorni Faroese
- *ēkorno Old Dutch
- ekhorn Old Saxon
- ikorne, ekorne Old Swedish
- igarne Scanian