Where does “âbre” come from?

âbre (Bourguignon) comes from Old French arbre, from Latin arbor, from Latin arbos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

âbre (Bourguignon): tree

Definitions

  1. tree

Ancestry of “âbre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frencharbretree
2Latinarbora tree; something made from a tree, of wood; the...
3LatinarbosAlternative form of arbor
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
5Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →