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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishburjosprout, offshoot, descendant
2Proto-Germanicburjôdescendant, son; sprout, descendant, offshoot
3Proto-Germanicberanąto carry, to bear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéretito be carrying
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown

Words derived from “burgon”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰēr- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰéreti →Every word from Proto-Germanic beraną →