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

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Old French	garance	—
2	Frankish	wratja	—
3	Proto-Germanic	wratjō	red dye

Words derived from “garance”

Every word from Proto-Germanic wratjō →

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