Where does “garment” come from?
Garment comes from Middle English garment, from Old French guarnement, combining Old French -ment with Latin -mentum and Latin mens, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European men-.
garment (English): A single item of clothing; Short for temple...
Definitions
- A single item of clothing; Short for temple...
Ancestry of “garment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | garment | — |
| 2 | Old French | garnement | garment; piece of clothing |
| 3 | Old French | guarnir | to protect; to arm; to armor |
| 4 | Frankish | warnijan | to ward, take care of; to ward, take care of... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | warnijaną | to care, worry; to worry, care, heed; to worry,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |