Where does “brainchu” come from?

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

brainchu (Champenois): branchy

Definitions

  1. branchy

Ancestry of “brainchu”, 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 wrónkeh₂ →Every word from Gaulish vranca →Every word from Late Latin branca →