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Where does “branche” come from?

branche (French) comes from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca, from Gaulish vranca, from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂.

branche (French): branch; first-person singular present indicative...

Definitions

  1. branch; first-person singular present indicative...

Ancestry of “branche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchbranchebranch
2Late Latinbrancafootprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw
3Gaulishvranca—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwrónkeh₂—

Words derived from “branche”

  • superembranchement
  • brancher
  • ébrancher
  • branchu
  • branches
  • accrobranche
  • branchage
  • embrancher
  • embranchement
  • débrancher
  • Tourismusbranche
  • Branche
  • Branchenbuch
  • branch
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