Where does “garement” come from?
garement (Middle English) comes from Old French guarnement, from Old French guarnir, from Frankish warnijan, from Proto-Germanic warnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “garement”, step by step
garement traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French guarnement
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | guarnement | garment; piece of clothing |
| 2 | Old French | guarnir | to protect; to arm; to armor |
| 3 | Frankish | warnijan | to ward, take care of; to ward, take care of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | warnijaną | to care, worry; to worry, care, heed; to worry,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |