Where does “baragouin” come from?

baragouin (English) comes from French baragouin, from Breton bara, from Proto-Celtic bargos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

baragouin (English): A pidgin; Unintelligible speech; gibberish,...

Definitions

  1. A pidgin; Unintelligible speech; gibberish,...

Ancestry of “baragouin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbaragouingibberish
2Bretonbarabread
3Proto-Celticbargoscake, bread
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Celtic bargos →Every word from Breton bara →