Where does “garlandless” come from?
garlandless (English) comes from English garland, from Middle English garland, from Old French garlande, from Frankish weron, from Proto-West Germanic *weʀēn, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.
garlandless (English): Destitute of a garland
Ancestry of “garlandless”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | garland | A wreath, especially one of plaited flowers or... |
| 2 | Middle English | garland | — |
| 3 | Old French | garlande | — |
| 4 | Frankish | weron | bedeck, adorn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *weʀēn | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |