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Where does “guirlanda” come from?

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

Ancestry of “guirlanda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgarlande—
2Frankishweronbedeck, adorn
3Proto-West Germanic*weʀēn—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwes-to dress, clothe

Words derived from “guirlanda”

  • guirnalda
  • enguirnaldar
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