English
gardener
Gardener comes from Old Northern French gardinier.
- Old Northern Frenchc. 842–1400gardinier
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gardener
- Englishearliest quotation 1918same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Northern Frenchc. 842–1400gardinier
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500gardener
- Englishearliest quotation 1918same form
Earliest quotation: 1918, William Babington Maxwell, Indianapolis: “At the far end of the houses the head…”
Every English word from Old Northern French gardinier
Today it means
noun One who gardens; one who grows plants or cultivates a garden.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old Northern French gardinier / gardener