Etymology

burnet

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Today it means: Any of the herbs of genus Sanguisorba (syn. Poterium), including salad burnet (Sanguisorba minor), an herb used in salads and herbal teas. Full definition →

Middle English burnet ← Old French brunet
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The story

  1. Old French · derived frombrunet
  2. Middle English · inherited fromburnet
  3. English todayburnet

From Middle English burnet, from Old French brunet, brunete (“brunette”). Doublet of brunette.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishburnet all →

Burnett

Old Frenchbrunet all →

Burnett

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