Where does “orcharding” come from?
orcharding (English) comes from English orchard, from Middle English orchard, from Old English orċeard, from Old English ġeard, from Old French guarde, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
orcharding (English): The growing of fruit in an orchard; The hobby of...
Definitions
- The growing of fruit in an orchard; The hobby of...
Ancestry of “orcharding”, step by step
orcharding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English orchard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | orchard | A garden or an area of land for the cultivation... |
| 2 | Middle English | orchard | — |
| 3 | Old English | orċeard | — |
| 4 | Old English | ġeard | garden, yard, fence, enclosure; yard, garden,... |
| 5 | Old French | guarde | protection; act of protecting; guard; inflection... |
| 6 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 7 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |