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Where does “orchardlike” come from?

orchardlike (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.

orchardlike (English): Resembling or characteristic of an orchard

Definitions

  1. Resembling or characteristic of an orchard

Ancestry of “orchardlike”, step by step

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
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