Where does “branche” come from?

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

branche (Old French): branch

Definitions

  1. branch

Ancestry of “branche”, step by step

branche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Late Latin branca

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

via Latin branca

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbrancapaw, foot
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwrónk-eh₂—

Words derived from “branche”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrónkeh₂ →Every word from Gaulish vranca →Every word from Late Latin branca →