Where does “Burnett” come from?
Burnett comes from Middle English burnet, derived from Old French brunete, a diminutive form using the Old French suffix -ete, which traces back through Latin -itatem and -itas to Proto-Indo-European -it-.
Ancestry of “Burnett”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | burnet | Brown woolen fabric; Burnet or a similar plant;... |
| 2 | Old French | brunet | — |
| 3 | Old French | brun | brown; brown-haired person |
| 4 | Frankish | brūn | brown, dark, shiny |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *brūn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brūnaz | brown |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
Words derived from “Burnett”