Where does “brance” come from?

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

Ancestry of “brance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Late Latinbrancafootprint, paw; footprint”, later also “paw, claw
2Gaulishvranca
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwrónkeh₂

Words derived from “brance

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂Every word from Gaulish vrancaEvery word from Late Latin branca