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Where does “garland” come from?

Garland comes from Old French garlande, from Frankish weron, though the original meaning is uncertain.

garland (English): A wreath, especially one of plaited flowers or...

Definitions

  1. A wreath, especially one of plaited flowers or...

Ancestry of “garland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishgarland—
2Old Frenchgarlande—
3Frankishweronbedeck, adorn
4Proto-West Germanic*weʀēn—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “garland”

  • begarlanded
  • engarland
  • garlandry
  • garlandless
  • garlander
  • garlandy
  • garland chrysanthemum
  • garlandage
  • disgarland
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