Where does “ghirlanda” come from?

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

ghirlanda (Italian): garland; wreath; chaplet

Definitions

  1. garland; wreath; chaplet

Ancestry of “ghirlanda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguirlandewreath; festoon; garland
2Old Frenchgarlande—
3Frankishweronbedeck, adorn
4Proto-West Germanic*weʀēnto remain, continue
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “ghirlanda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *weʀēn →Every word from Frankish weron →