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Where does “garlande” come from?

garlande (Old French) comes from Frankish weron, from Proto-West Germanic *weʀēn, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.

Ancestry of “garlande”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishweronbedeck, adorn
2Proto-West Germanic*weʀēn—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “garlande”

  • garland
  • begarlanded
  • engarland
  • garlandry
  • McGuirl
  • Guirl
  • garlandless
  • garlander
  • garlandage
  • garland chrysanthemum
  • disgarland
  • garlandy
  • enguirnaldar
  • guirlanda
  • guirnalda
  • enguirlander
  • guirlande
  • Girlande
  • guirlande
  • guirlande
  • garlaunde
  • garland
  • gerland
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