Where does “branch” come from?
Branch comes from Middle English branche, from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca, from Gaulish vranca, ultimately meaning a claw or paw.
branch (English): The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk...
Definitions
- The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk...
Ancestry of “branch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | branche | — |
| 2 | Old French | branche | branch |
| 3 | Late Latin | branca | footprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw |
| 4 | Gaulish | vranca | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wrónkeh₂ | — |
Words derived from “branch”