Where does “garnish” come from?
Garnish comes from Middle English garnischen, from Old French garnir, from Frankish warnjan, ultimately from Frankish warnon.
garnish (English): To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to...
Definitions
- To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to...
Ancestry of “garnish”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | garnysshen | To garrison or fortify; to prepare for military use |
| 2 | Old French | guarnir | to protect; to arm; to armor |
| 3 | Frankish | warnijan | to ward, take care of; to ward, take care of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | warnijaną | to care, worry; to worry, care, heed; to worry,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |