Where does “hêtraie” come from?
hêtraie (French) comes from French hêtre, from Old French hestre, from Frankish haistr, from Proto-Germanic haistraz, from Proto-Germanic haisaz, from Proto-Germanic -raz, from Proto-Indo-European -rós — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.
hêtraie (French): a beech woodland
Ancestry of “hêtraie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | hêtre | beech |
| 2 | Old French | hestre | — |
| 3 | Frankish | haistr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | haistraz | young tree |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | haisaz | hoarse |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -raz | Forms adjectives from verbal roots, which usually... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -rós | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |