Where does “girland” come from?

girland (Hungarian) comes from German Girlande, from Italian ghirlanda, from French guirlande, from Old French garlande, from Frankish weron, from Proto-West Germanic *weʀēn, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

girland (Hungarian): garland

Definitions

  1. garland

Ancestry of “girland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanGirlandefestoon
2Italianghirlandagarland; wreath; chaplet
3Frenchguirlandewreath; festoon; garland
4Old Frenchgarlande—
5Frankishweronbedeck, adorn
6Proto-West Germanic*weʀēnto remain, continue
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *weʀēn →Every word from Frankish weron →
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