Where does “guarder” come from?

guarder (Anglo-Norman) comes from Medieval Latin wardo, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

guarder (Anglo-Norman): to protect; to guard; to look at

Definitions

  1. to protect; to guard; to look at

Ancestry of “guarder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinwardoto herd, ward against, guard
2Frankishwardēnto protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to...
3Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
4Proto-Germanic*warduz
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic *warduz