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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishorchardA garden or an area of land for the cultivation...
2Middle Englishorchard
3Old Englishorċeard
4Old Englishġeardgarden, yard, fence, enclosure; yard, garden,...
5Old Frenchguardeprotection; act of protecting; guard; inflection...
6Old Frenchguarderto protect; to guard; to look at
7Frankishwardēnto protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to...
8Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
9Proto-Germanic*warduz
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via English ing

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishingA meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;...
2Middle Englishing
3Old Englishingmeadow, water meadow, ing
4Old Norseengmeadow
5Proto-GermanicangijōA low lying meadow in a valley or near a river
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂énkoscurve, bend
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic *warduz