Where does “tree-branch” come from?

tree-branch (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.

tree-branch (English): The branch or limb of a tree; a bough

Definitions

  1. The branch or limb of a tree; a bough

Ancestry of “tree-branch”, step by step

tree-branch 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 tree

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtreeA perennial woody plant, not exactly defined, but...
2Middle EnglishtreA tree or a plant that resembles one
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂ →Every word from Gaulish vranca →Every word from Late Latin branca →