Where does “scion” come from?

Scion comes from Middle English sion, from Old French cyon, from Frankish kiþ, from Proto-Germanic kīþą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gī-.

scion (English): A descendant, especially a first-generation...

Definitions

  1. A descendant, especially a first-generation...

Ancestry of “scion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishsion—
2Old Frenchcionchild, usually a newborn
3Frankishkīþō—
4Proto-Germanickīþô—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangeye-to split open, to sprout

Words derived from “scion”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European geye- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīþô →Every word from Frankish kīþō →