Where does “girlanda” come from?

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

girlanda (Polish): garland

Definitions

  1. garland

Ancestry of “girlanda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianghirlandagarland; wreath; chaplet
2Frenchguirlandewreath; festoon; garland
3Old Frenchgarlande—
4Frankishweronbedeck, adorn
5Proto-West Germanic*weʀēnto remain, continue
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wes- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *weʀēn →Every word from Frankish weron →
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