oaken

Meaning

Adjective

Made from the wood of the oak tree. Also in metaphorical uses, suggesting robustness.

Origin

From Middle English oken (also eken), from Old English ācen, ǣcen, from Proto-Germanic *aikīnaz, equivalent to oak + -en. Cognate with Dutch eiken, German eichen, Icelandic eikinn.

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