Where does “ариергарден” come from?

ариергарден (Bulgarian) comes from Bulgarian ариерга́рд, from French arrière-garde, from French garde, from French garder, from Middle French garder, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ариергарден (Bulgarian): rear-guard, arrière-garde

Definitions

  1. rear-guard, arrière-garde

Ancestry of “ариергарден”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Bulgarianариерга́рдrearguard, arrière-garde
2Frencharrière-garderearguard
3FrenchgardeA watch, guard; A handle; A protection
4Frenchgarderto keep; to retain; to store; to save; to guard;...
5Middle FrenchgarderAlternative form of guarder
6Old Frenchguarderto protect; to guard; to look at
7Frankishwardēnto protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to...
8Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
9Proto-Germanic*warduz
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
11Proto-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