Where does “beignet” come from?
beignet (English) comes from French beignet, from Middle French bignet, from Old French bignet, from Old French bigne, from Frankish bungjo, from Proto-West Germanic bungu, from Proto-Germanic bungô, from Proto-Indo-European bʰenǵʰ- — to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to...
beignet (English): A fritter; A Louisiana-style fried doughnut or...
Definitions
- A fritter; A Louisiana-style fried doughnut or...
Ancestry of “beignet”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | beignet | beignet |
| 2 | Middle French | bignet | — |
| 3 | Old French | bignet | fried dough enveloping a food substance |
| 4 | Old French | bigne | — |
| 5 | Frankish | bungjo | little clump; a swelling, lump, bump; lump, bump,... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | bungu | lump, clump |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bungô | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰenǵʰ- | thick |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰen- | to beat, hit, injure; to hit, strike, injure; to... |