Where does “garland” come from?

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

Ancestry of “garland”, step by step

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

Words derived from “garland”

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