Where does “scion” come from?

scion (Middle English) comes from Old French ciun, from Frankish kithō, from Proto-Germanic kīþą, from Proto-Germanic kī-, from Proto-Indo-European gī- — to sing, to call, to shout.

Ancestry of “scion”, step by step

scion traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French ciun

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchciun—
2Frankishkithō—
3Proto-Germanickīþąseed, germ; seedling, shoot, sprout
4Proto-Germanickī-to split open, germinate, sprout
5Proto-Indo-Europeangī-to sing, to call, to shout

via Old French cion

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcionchild, usually a newborn
2Frankishkīþō—
3Proto-Germanickīþô—
4Proto-Indo-Europeangeye-to split open, to sprout

via Old French cyon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchcyonscion; descendant
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kī- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kīþą →