Where does “burgon” come from?
burgon (Old French) comes from Frankish burjo, from Proto-Germanic burjô, from Proto-Germanic beraną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti, from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- — shiny, light brown.
Ancestry of “burgon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Frankish | burjo | sprout, offshoot, descendant |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | burjô | descendant, son; sprout, descendant, offshoot |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | beraną | to carry, to bear |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéreti | to be carrying |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰēr- | shiny, light brown |
Words derived from “burgon”