Where does “garde” come from?

garde (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch gaerde, from Old Dutch gardo, from Proto-Germanic gardô, from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos, from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- — to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt.

garde (Dutch): a whisk, a beater

Definitions

  1. a whisk, a beater

Ancestry of “garde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchgaerde—
2Old Dutchgardogarden
3Proto-Germanicgardôhedge, fence; enclosure, pen; court, yard
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰórdʰoshedge, fence, enclosure; hedge, enclosure;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰerdʰ-to enclose, to encircle; enclosure, fence, belt

Words derived from “garde”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰerdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰórdʰos →Every word from Proto-Germanic gardô →