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Where does “Garten” come from?

Garten (German) comes from Middle High German garte, from Old High German garto, from Proto-West Germanic gardō, from Proto-Germanic gardô, from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

Garten (German): garden, yard; garden; orchard

Definitions

  1. garden, yard; garden; orchard

Ancestry of “Garten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germangartegarden
2Old High Germangartogarden; paradise; wonderland
3Proto-West Germanicgardōhedge, fence
4Proto-Germanicgardôhedge, fence; enclosure, pen; court, yard
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “Garten”

  • kindergarten
  • prekindergarten
  • kindergartner
  • kindy
  • biergarten
  • prekindergartner
  • nonkindergarten
  • prekindergartener
  • kindergarten
  • Gartenanteil
  • Gärtnerei
  • Biergarten
  • Wintergarten
  • Kindergarten
  • Landschaftsgärtner
  • Lustgarten
  • Klettergarten
  • Tiergarten
  • Baumgartner
  • Gärtner
  • Gartenzwerg
  • Rosengarten
  • kindergarten
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