Where does “Garnisonkirche” come from?
Garnisonkirche (German) comes from German Garnison, from French garnison, from Middle French garnison, from Old French garnison, from Old French garnir, from Frankish warnijan, from Proto-Germanic warnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Garnisonkirche (German): garrison church
Definitions
- garrison church
Ancestry of “Garnisonkirche”, step by step
Garnisonkirche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Garnison
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Garnison | garrison |
| 2 | French | garnison | garrison |
| 3 | Middle French | garnison | garrison |
| 4 | Old French | garnison | — |
| 5 | Old French | garnir | to protect; to arm; to armor |
| 6 | Frankish | warnijan | to ward, take care of; to ward, take care of... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | warnijaną | to care, worry; to worry, care, heed; to worry,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |