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Where does “Branche” come from?

Branche (German) comes from French branche, from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca, from Gaulish vranca, from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂.

Branche (German): sector, industry, trade

Definitions

  1. sector, industry, trade

Ancestry of “Branche”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbranchebranch; first-person singular present indicative...
2Old Frenchbranchebranch
3Late Latinbrancafootprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw
4Gaulishvranca—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwrónkeh₂—

Words derived from “Branche”

  • Tourismusbranche
  • Branchenbuch
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