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Where does “garden” come from?

Garden comes from Middle English garden, from Old French guardein, from Frankish gardo, from Proto-Germanic gardaz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos, derived from the root wer-.

garden (English): An outdoor area containing one or more types of...

Definitions

  1. An outdoor area containing one or more types of...

Ancestry of “garden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgardyngarden; One's inner soul; Alternative form of...
2Middle Dutchgordine—
3Old Frenchcortinecurtain
4Late Latincortinacauldron; curtain; curtain
5Latincortinacauldron, kettle; the sacred tripod of Apollo,...
6Latincortemaccusative singular of cōrs
7LatincorsAlternative form of cohors; farmyard or...
8Latincohorsa court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or...
9Latinco-allomorph of con-
10Latincōn-—
11Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
12Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
13Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
15Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
16Middle Englishkyt—
17Germankitt—
18Old High Germankuti—
19Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
20Proto-Germanickweduzresin
21Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
22Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “garden”

  • gardenlike
  • gardenless
  • gardenful
  • gardenwork
  • nongarden
  • gardenish
  • ungardenlike
  • gardenburger
  • gardenly
  • gardenhood
  • gardenalia
  • truck garden
  • jardín
  • jardin
  • jardinet
  • jardinier
  • jardí
  • jardiner
  • ĝardeno
  • ĝardeni
  • xardín
  • garden
  • ingadi
  • jardinu
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