Where does “Beauregard” come from?
Beauregard (English) comes from French Beauregard, from French regard, from Middle French regard, from Old French regard, from Old French reguarder, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Beauregard (English): A placename
Definitions
- A placename
Ancestry of “Beauregard”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | Beauregard | a placename |
| 2 | French | regard | look, glance; sight, gaze, eyes; manhole |
| 3 | Middle French | regard | — |
| 4 | Old French | regard | look; observance; watching |
| 5 | Old French | reguarder | to look at; to watch |
| 6 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 7 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |