oaken

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

• enPR: ōk'ən, IPA^(key): /əʊk.ən/
• Rhymes: -əʊkən

oaken (not comparable)

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

• Kanoé, Keano