Where does “guerlande” come from?

guerlande (Old French) comes from Frankish wierlōn, from Frankish wierōn, from Proto-West Germanic wiera — a gold thread.

Ancestry of “guerlande”, step by step

guerlande traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Frankish wierlōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwierlōn—
2Frankishwierōnto adorn, bedeck
3Proto-West Germanicwieraa gold thread

via Proto-West Germanic wieralōn

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwieralōn—

Words derived from “guerlande”

Every word from Proto-West Germanic wiera →Every word from Frankish wierōn →Every word from Frankish wierlōn →