Etymology Explorer › Danish

Where does “garder” come from?

garder (Danish) comes from Danish garde, from French garde, from French garder, from Middle French garder, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

garder (Danish): guardsman; indefinite plural of garde

Definitions

  1. guardsman; indefinite plural of garde

Ancestry of “garder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DanishgardeA guard
2FrenchgardeA watch, guard; A handle; A protection
3Frenchgarderto keep; to retain; to store; to save; to guard;...
4Middle FrenchgarderAlternative form of guarder
5Old Frenchguarderto protect; to guard; to look at
6Frankishwardēnto protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to...
7Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
8Proto-Germanic*warduz—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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