Where does “garnishment” come from?
Garnishment comes from Middle English garnischen, from Old French -ment, from Latin -mentum, a suffix deriving from Latin mens meaning mind, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European méntis and men-.
garnishment (English): A judgment that a third party should pay money...
Definitions
- A judgment that a third party should pay money...
Ancestry of “garnishment”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | garnish | To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to... |
| 2 | Middle English | garnysshen | To garrison or fortify; to prepare for military use |
| 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 |