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Where does “garance” come from?

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

Ancestry of “garance”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwratja—
2Proto-Germanicwratjōred dye

Words derived from “garance”

  • garancine
  • warence
  • garanza
  • garance
  • warance
  • garance
Every word from Proto-Germanic wratjō →