Editing Oak (section)

== Etymology ==

The [[genus|generic]] name ''Quercus'' is [[Latin]] for "oak", derived from [[Proto-Indo-European language|Proto-Indo-European]] ''*kwerkwu-'', "oak", which is also the origin of the name "[[fir]]", another important or sacred tree in Indo-European culture. The word "cork", for the bark of the [[cork oak]], similarly derives from ''Quercus''.<ref>{{cite web |title=Quercus (n.) |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/quercus |website=Online Etymology Dictionary |access-date=1 October 2023}}</ref> The common name "oak" is from [[Old English]] ''ac'' (seen in placenames such as [[Acton, London|Acton]], from ''ac'' + ''tun'', "oak village"),<ref>{{cite book |last=Mills |first=A. D. |title=A Dictionary of English Place-Names |date=1993 |orig-year=1991 |publisher=[[Oxford University Press]] |isbn=978-0-19-283131-6 |page=2}}</ref> which in turn is from [[Proto-Germanic language|Proto-Germanic]] ''*aiks'', "oak".<ref>{{cite web |title=Quercus (n.) |url=https://www.etymonline.com/word/oak |website=Online Etymology Dictionary |access-date=1 October 2023}}</ref>