oak

oak
oak (n.) O.E. ac "oak tree," from P.Gmc. *aiks (Cf. O.N. eik, O.Fris., M.Du. ek, Du. eik, O.H.G. eih, Ger. Eiche), of uncertain origin with no certain cognates outside Germanic. The usual Indo-European base for "oak" (*derwo-/*dreu-) has become Modern English TREE (Cf. tree). Used in Biblical translations to render Hebrew elah (probably usually "terebinth tree") and four other words. The Old Norse form was eik, but as there were no oaks in Iceland the word came to be used there for "tree" in general.

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  • oak — [ōk] n. [ME oke < OE ac, akin to Ger eiche < IE base * aig , oak > Gr aigilōps, a kind of oak] 1. any of a genus (Quercus) of large hardwood trees and bushes of the beech family, bearing acorns 2. the wood of an oak 3. any of various… …   English World dictionary

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  • Oak — Oak, NE U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 60 Housing Units (2000): 36 Land area (2000): 0.148115 sq. miles (0.383617 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.148115 sq. miles (0.383617 sq. km) …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

  • Oak, NE — U.S. village in Nebraska Population (2000): 60 Housing Units (2000): 36 Land area (2000): 0.148115 sq. miles (0.383617 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 0.148115 sq. miles (0.383617 sq. km) FIPS… …   StarDict's U.S. Gazetteer Places

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