garniture

The story

1. Frankish · derived from*warnijan“to prevent, deny”
2. Old French · derived fromgarnir
3. Old French · derived fromgarneture“accessory for a saddle”
4. Anglo-Norman · derived fromgarniture
5. Middle English · inherited fromgarnetture
6. English todaygarniture

From Middle English garnetture, from Anglo-Norman garniture, gerneiture, from Old French garneture (“accessory for a saddle”), from Old French garnir, guarnir, from Frankish *warnijan (“to prevent, deny”).

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