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Where does “ungarnish” come from?

ungarnish (English) comes from English garnish, from Middle English garnysshen, from Old French guarnir, from Frankish warnijan, from Proto-Germanic warnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ungarnish (English): To remove military support from; To strip of...

Definitions

  1. To remove military support from; To strip of...

Ancestry of “ungarnish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgarnishTo decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to...
2Middle Englishgarnysshen—
3Old Frenchguarnirto protect; to arm; to armor
4Frankishwarnijanto ward, take care of; to ward, take care of...
5Proto-Germanicwarnijanąto care, worry; to worry, care, heed; to worry,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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