Where does “bourgeon” come from?

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

bourgeon (French): bud; pimple

Definitions

  1. bud; pimple

Ancestry of “bourgeon”, step by step

bourgeon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish burjo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishburjosprout, offshoot, descendant
2Proto-Germanicburjôdescendant, son; sprout, descendant, offshoot
3Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

via Old French bourjon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbourjon—
2Vulgar Latinburrio—
3Classical Latinburra—

Words derived from “bourgeon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Germanic beraną →