Where does “branchful” come from?

branchful (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.

branchful (English): As much as a branch can hold

Definitions

  1. As much as a branch can hold

Ancestry of “branchful”, step by step

branchful traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English branch

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

via English ful

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishful
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂Every word from Gaulish vrancaEvery word from Late Latin branca
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