beigne

Frequency

36k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/bɛɲ/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Middle French bigne, from Old French bigne, buyne (“lump”), from Frankish *bungjo (“a swelling, lump, bump”). Unlike other loans, the vowel *-u- is umlauted to *-ü- and then -i-, compare broigne which does not undergo umlaut. (For more details, see the entry for beignet.).

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