English
garancine
Garancine comes from French garance ‘madder’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *wratjō ‘red dye’.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wratjō‘red dye’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*wrattjāreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400garance
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘madder’
- Englishtodaygarancine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*wratjō‘red dye’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700*wrattjāreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400garance
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘madder’
- Englishtodaygarancine
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *wratjō
Today it means
noun A manufactured product of madder, used as a dye.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *wratjō / garancine