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

Definitions

  1. beech

Ancestry of “hêtre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchhestre—
2Frankishhaistr—
3Proto-Germanichaistrazyoung tree
4Proto-Germanichaisazhoarse
5Proto-Germanic-razForms adjectives from verbal roots, which usually...
6Proto-Indo-European-rósForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “hêtre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -rós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -raz →Every word from Proto-Germanic haisaz →