Where does “burgeon” come from?

burgeon (English) comes from Middle English burjon, from Anglo-Norman burjun, from Frankish burjo, from Proto-Germanic burjô, from Proto-Germanic beraną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

burgeon (English): A bud, sprout, shoot; To grow or expand; To swell...

Definitions

  1. A bud, sprout, shoot; To grow or expand; To swell...

Ancestry of “burgeon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishburjon—
2Anglo-Normanburjun—
3Frankishburjosprout, offshoot, descendant
4Proto-Germanicburjôdescendant, son; sprout, descendant, offshoot
5Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “burgeon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Germanic beraną →