Where does “besogne” come from?

besogne (Franco-Provençal) comes from Vulgar Latin bisonium, from Frankish bisunnju, from Proto-Germanic *sunnju, from Proto-Germanic sunjō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

besogne (Franco-Provençal): work

Definitions

  1. work

Ancestry of “besogne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Vulgar Latinbisoniumneed
2Frankishbisunnju
3Proto-Germanic*sunnju
4Proto-Germanicsunjōtruth, sooth; denial, protest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁s-ónt-ih₂
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sóntsEvery word from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂