Where does “Bisson” come from?

Bisson comes from French bisson, a term of unknown origin and meaning whose etymological source remains unestablished.

Bisson (English): Sandblind, purblind

Definitions

  1. Sandblind, purblind

Ancestry of “Bisson”, step by step

Bisson traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English bisen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbisenAlternative form of bisne
2Old Englishbiseneblind
3Old Englishbi-near, around
4Old Englishbīlullaby!; near, by; by, near, around
5Proto-West Germanicbīby, at; near, around
6Proto-Germanicbiby, at; near, around
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂m̥bʰiaround, on either side of, about; in exchange...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥tbʰi—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éntsforehead; front
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ent-face; forehead; front
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via French bisson

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbisson—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ent- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂énts →