Where does “garlandry” come from?
garlandry (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.
garlandry (English): Garlands, or decorations that resemble garlands
Definitions
- Garlands, or decorations that resemble garlands
Ancestry of “garlandry”, step by step
garlandry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English garland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | to remain, continue |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |
via English ry
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ry | A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems |