Where does “branchlet” come from?
branchlet (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.
branchlet (English): A small branch; a twig or sprig
Definitions
- A small branch; a twig or sprig
Ancestry of “branchlet”, step by step
branchlet traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English branch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | branch | The woody part of a tree arising from the trunk... |
| 2 | Middle English | branche | — |
| 3 | Old French | branche | branch |
| 4 | Late Latin | branca | footprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw |
| 5 | Gaulish | vranca | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wrónkeh₂ | — |
via English let
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | let | To allow to, not to prevent; To leave; To allow... |
| 2 | Middle English | leten | to let |
| 3 | Old English | lǣtan | to let; leave; to let go, leave; to allow, let... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |