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

Definitions

  1. Destitute of a garland

Ancestry of “garlandless”, step by step

garlandless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English garland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgarlandA wreath, especially one of plaited flowers or...
2Middle Englishgarland—
3Old Frenchgarlande—
4Frankishweronbedeck, adorn
5Proto-West Germanic*weʀēnto remain, continue
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

via English less

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlessTo a smaller extent or degree; comparative form...
2Middle Englishlesfalse; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie
3Old Englishlēasfalse, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose...
4Proto-Germanic*laus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *weʀēn →Every word from Frankish weron →