Where does “garance” come from?
garance (Old French) comes from Frankish wratja, from Proto-Germanic wratjō — red dye.
Ancestry of “garance”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Frankish | wratja | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wratjō | red dye |
Words derived from “garance”