Where does “Branchenbuch” come from?

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

Branchenbuch (German): business directory

Definitions

  1. business directory

Ancestry of “Branchenbuch”, step by step

Branchenbuch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Branche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBranchesector, industry, trade
2Frenchbranchebranch; first-person singular present indicative...
3Old Frenchbranchebranch
4Late Latinbrancafootprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw
5Gaulishvranca—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrónkeh₂—

via German būch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbūchbook collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication
2Middle High Germanbuoch—
3Old High Germanbuohbook
4Proto-Germanicbōk—
5Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂ →Every word from Gaulish vranca →Every word from Late Latin branca →