Where does “branch” come from?

branch (Haitian Creole) comes from French branche, from Old French branche, from Late Latin branca, from Gaulish vranca, from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂.

branch (Haitian Creole): branch

Definitions

  1. branch

Ancestry of “branch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbranchebranch; first-person singular present indicative...
2Old Frenchbranchebranch
3Late Latinbrancafootprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw
4Gaulishvranca—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwrónkeh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂ →Every word from Gaulish vranca →Every word from Late Latin branca →