Where does “bourdon” come from?

bourdon (French) comes from Middle French bourdon, from Old French bordon, from Latin burdo, from Gaulish burdus — mule.

bourdon (French): bumblebee; drone; blues

Definitions

  1. bumblebee; drone; blues

Ancestry of “bourdon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbourdonhoneybee, bumblebee
2Old Frenchbordonbumblebee; a sort of musical instrument
3Latinburdomule; hinny
4Gaulishburdusmule

Words derived from “bourdon”

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