Where does “bèwjé” come from?

bèwjé (Antillean Creole) comes from French berger, from Old French bergier, from Latin vervecārius, from Latin vervēx, from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₁ḗn — lamb in general, or more probably only the male,...

bèwjé (Antillean Creole): shepherd

Definitions

  1. shepherd

Ancestry of “bèwjé”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbergershepherd
2Old Frenchbergiershepherd
3Latinvervecāriusshepherd
4Latinvervēxwether
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwr̥h₁ḗnlamb in general, or more probably only the male,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wr̥h₁ḗnEvery word from Latin vervēxEvery word from Latin vervecārius
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