Where does “garance” come from?

garance (Middle French) comes from Old French garance, from Frankish wratja, from Proto-Germanic wratjō — red dye.

Ancestry of “garance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgarance—
2Frankishwratja—
3Proto-Germanicwratjōred dye

Words derived from “garance”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wratjō →Every word from Frankish wratja →Every word from Old French garance →