Where does “esguardar” come from?

esguardar (Catalan) comes from Catalan guardar, from Proto-Germanic wardō, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

esguardar (Catalan): to regard, look at

Definitions

  1. to regard, look at

Ancestry of “esguardar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanguardarto keep; to order; to clean
2Proto-Germanicwardōprotection, care; attention, heed; watch post,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-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 wardō →