Etymograph

English

garmon

Garmon comes from Russian гармо́нь, from гармо́ника ‘harmony’, and ultimately from English harmonica.

  1. English1500–presentharmonica
  2. Germanc. 1650–presentHarmonika‘harmonica’
  3. Russianmodernгармо́ника‘harmony’
  4. Russian, derivedmodernгармо́ньgarmónʹ
  5. Englishtodaygarmon

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. English1500–presentharmonica
  2. Germanc. 1650–presentHarmonika‘harmonica’
  3. Russianmodernгармо́ника‘harmony’
  4. Russian, derivedmodernгармо́ньgarmónʹ
  5. Englishtodaygarmon

Today it means

noun A kind of smaller Russian button accordion.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / English harmonica / garmon