Where does “Broussard” come from?

Broussard comes from French Broussard, a surname of uncertain origin and meaning.

Ancestry of “Broussard”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	Broussard	—
2	French	-ard	Used primarily to form pejoratives, diminutives,...
3	Old French	-ard	pejorative agent noun
4	Frankish	-hard	hardy, bold
5	Proto-Germanic	harduz	hard; brave
6	Proto-Indo-European	kert-	times; to weave, twist together; time
7	Proto-Turkic	*keŕ-	—

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