Etymology Explorer › Old French

Where does “besonge” come from?

besonge (Old French) comes from Frankish bisunnia, from Proto-West Germanic sunnjon — look after.

Ancestry of “besonge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishbisunnia—
2Proto-West Germanicsunnjonlook after

Words derived from “besonge”

  • besogne
Every word from Proto-West Germanic sunnjon →