Where does “genêt” come from?

genêt (French) comes from Old French genest, from Latin genesta, from Proto-Indo-European gwₑnestā.

genêt (French): broom

Definitions

  1. broom

Ancestry of “genêt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgenest—
2Latingenestabroom
3Proto-Indo-Europeangwₑnestā—

Words derived from “genêt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gwₑnestā →Every word from Latin genesta →Every word from Old French genest →