Where does “garlaunde” come from?

garlaunde (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 “garlaunde”, step by step

garlaunde traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old French garlande

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

via Old French garlaunde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgarlaunde—
2Frankishwierlōn—
3Frankishwierōnto adorn, bedeck
4Proto-West Germanicwieraa gold thread

via Old French gerlande

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgerlande—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *weʀēn →Every word from Frankish weron →