Where does “ébrancher” come from?
ébrancher (French) comes from French branche, from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca, from Gaulish vranca, from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂.
ébrancher (French): to remove the branches of a tree
Definitions
- to remove the branches of a tree
Ancestry of “ébrancher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | branche | branch; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Old French | branche | branch |
| 3 | Late Latin | branca | footprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw |
| 4 | Gaulish | vranca | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wrónkeh₂ | — |