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Where does “wierlōn” come from?
wierlōn (Frankish) comes from Frankish wierōn, from Proto-West Germanic wiera — a gold thread.
Ancestry of “wierlōn”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Frankish
wierōn
to adorn, bedeck
2
Proto-West Germanic
wiera
a gold thread
Words derived from “wierlōn”
garlaunde
gerlande
guerlande
gerland
garlaunde
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