Where does “warence” come from?

warence (English) comes from Old French warance, from French garance, from Middle French garance, from Old French garance, from Frankish wratja, from Proto-Germanic wratjō — red dye.

warence (English): madder

Definitions

  1. madder

Ancestry of “warence”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchwarance—
2Frenchgarancemadder; rose madder
3Middle Frenchgarance—
4Old Frenchgarance—
5Frankishwratja—
6Proto-Germanicwratjōred dye
Every word from Proto-Germanic wratjō →Every word from Frankish wratja →Every word from Old French garance →