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Origin and history of garner

garner(n.)

"a granary," late 12c., gerner, from Old French gernier, metathesized variant of grenier "storehouse, loft for grain," from Latin granarium (usually plural, granaria) "store-house for grain," from granum "grain," from PIE root *gre-no- "grain."

garner(v.)

late 15c., "to store grain," from garner (n.). Related: Garnered; garnering.

also from late 15c.

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*gre-no-

*grə-no-, Proto-Indo-European root meaning "grain."

It might form all or part of: corn (n.1); filigree; garner; garnet; grain; granary; grange; granger; granite; granular; granule; grenade; grenadine; kernel; pomegranate.

It might also be the source of: Latin granum "seed," Old Church Slavonic zruno "grain," Lithuanian žirnis "pea," Old English corn.

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