Where does “ébourgeonner” come from?

ébourgeonner (French) comes from French bourgeon, from Frankish burjo, from Proto-Germanic burjô, from Proto-Germanic beraną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.

ébourgeonner (French): to remove superfluous buds from; debud

Definitions

  1. to remove superfluous buds from; debud

Ancestry of “ébourgeonner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbourgeonbud; pimple
2Frankishburjosprout, offshoot, descendant
3Proto-Germanicburjôdescendant, son; sprout, descendant, offshoot
4Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Germanic beraną →