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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old French | garlande | — |
| 2 | Frankish | weron | bedeck, adorn |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *weʀēn | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |
Words derived from “garlaunde”