Where does “braintche” come from?

braintche (Franc-Comtois) comes from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca, from Gaulish vranca, from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂.

braintche (Franc-Comtois): branch

Definitions

  1. branch

Ancestry of “braintche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbranchebranch
2Late Latinbrancafootprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw
3Gaulishvranca—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwrónkeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂ →Every word from Gaulish vranca →Every word from Late Latin branca →