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