Where does “aigrette” come from?

aigrette (English) comes from French aigrette, from Old Occitan aigreta, from Medieval Latin hairo, from Frankish haigrō, from Frankish hraigrō, from Proto-Germanic hraigrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik-.

aigrette (English): A feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used...

Definitions

  1. A feather or plume, or feather-shaped item, used...

Ancestry of “aigrette”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaigretteegret; pappus; crest
2Old Occitanaigreta—
3Medieval Latinhairoheron
4Frankishhaigrō—
5Frankishhraigrōheron
6Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
7Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraigrô →Every word from Frankish hraigrō →