Garner
/ˈɡɑːrnər/noun
To gather and store up, or to collect and obtain something gradually.
Did you know?The word comes through Old French from Latin granarium, so its oldest life was not metaphorical at all: it named the physical storehouse where grain was kept safe for survival.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*ǵr̥h₂-no-
“grain, seed”
Latin
Latin
granum
“grain, seed, small kernel”
Latin
Latin
granarium
“granary, grain store”
Old French
Old French
gernier
“granary, storehouse”
Middle English
English
garnere
“granary; store of grain”
Modern English
English
garner
“to gather, collect, or store up”