Where does “brainchaige” come from?

brainchaige (Champenois) comes from Champenois brainche, from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca, from Gaulish vranca, from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂.

brainchaige (Champenois): branchage

Definitions

  1. branchage

Ancestry of “brainchaige”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Champenoisbrainchebranch (of tree)
2Old Frenchbranchebranch
3Late Latinbrancafootprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw
4Gaulishvranca
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwrónkeh₂
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂Every word from Gaulish vrancaEvery word from Late Latin branca