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burgeon

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burgeon

    Hyphenation

    bur·geon

    Turkish pronunciation

    bırcın

    Pronunciation

    /ˈbərʤən/ /ˈbɜrʤən/

    Etymology

    [ 'b&r-j&n ] (intransitive verb.) 14th century. From Middle English burjon, burioun "shoot, bud" from Anglo-Norman burjun, burgeon, burgon (compare Old French burjon "a bud"), of Germanic origin, from Frankish *burjo "sprout, offshoot, descendant" from Proto-Germanic *burjōn (“sprout, descendant, offshoot”) from Proto-Germanic *beranan (“to carry, bear”) from Proto-Indo-European *bher-, *bhrē- (“to bear”). Akin to Old High German burjan "to push up, raise", Old English byrian "to come up, occur", Old English byre "child, son, descendant". More at bear.
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