Where does “gardenwear” come from?

gardenwear (English) comes from English garden, from Middle English gardyn, from Middle Dutch gordine, from Old French cortine, from Late Latin cortina, from Latin cortina, from Latin cortem, from Latin cors — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

gardenwear (English): Clothing to be worn for gardening

Definitions

  1. Clothing to be worn for gardening

Ancestry of “gardenwear”, step by step

gardenwear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English garden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgardenAn outdoor area containing one or more types of...
2Middle Englishgardyngarden; One's inner soul; Alternative form of...
3Middle Dutchgordine
4Old Frenchcortinecurtain
5Late Latincortinacauldron; curtain; curtain
6Latincortinacauldron, kettle; the sacred tripod of Apollo,...
7Latincortemaccusative singular of cōrs
8LatincorsAlternative form of cohors; farmyard or...
9Latincohorsa court; a farmyard or enclosure; a retinue or...
10Latinco-allomorph of con-
11Latincōn-Used in compounds to indicate a being or bringing together of several objects
12Latincumwith, along with; at; -fold
13Old LatincomAlternative form of cum
14Proto-Italickomwith, along, at
15Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
16Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
17Middle Englishkyt
18Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
19Old High Germankuti
20Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
21Proto-Germanickweduzresin
22Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
23Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via English Wear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWearThe cities of Durham and Sunderland are situated upon its grand banks
2Middle EnglishwerenPlural past indicative form of been; Plural...
3Old Englishwerianto wear; to defend, protect
4Proto-West Germanicwaʀjanto clothe
5Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū-