Where does “girlandi” come from?

girlandi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto girlando, from French guirlande, from Old French garlande, from Frankish weron, from Proto-West Germanic *weʀēn, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

girlandi (Esperanto): to deck or ornament something with a garland

Definitions

  1. to deck or ornament something with a garland

Ancestry of “girlandi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Esperantogirlandogarland
2Frenchguirlandewreath; festoon; garland
3Old Frenchgarlande—
4Frankishweronbedeck, adorn
5Proto-West Germanic*weʀēnto remain, continue
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *weʀēn →Every word from Frankish weron →