Where does “anabranch” come from?

anabranch (English) comes from English branch, from Middle English branche, from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca, from Gaulish vranca, from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂.

anabranch (English): A diverging branch of a river, creek, or stream...

Definitions

  1. A diverging branch of a river, creek, or stream...

Ancestry of “anabranch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbranchThe woody part of a tree arising from the trunk...
2Middle Englishbranche—
3Old Frenchbranchebranch
4Late Latinbrancafootprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw
5Gaulishvranca—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrónkeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂ →