Where does “scion” come from?

scion (French) comes from Old French cion, from Frankish kīþō, from Proto-Germanic kīþô, from Proto-Indo-European geye- — to split open, to sprout.

scion (French): scion; tip of a fishing rod

Definitions

  1. scion; tip of a fishing rod

Ancestry of “scion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcionchild, usually a newborn
2Frankishkīþō—
3Proto-Germanickīþô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangeye-to split open, to sprout
Every word from Proto-Indo-European geye- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīþô →Every word from Frankish kīþō →