Where does “Garda” come from?
Garda comes from Irish garda, from Old French guarde, from Old French guarder, from Proto-Germanic ward- and wardāną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wer-.
Garda (English): the national police force of the Republic of Ireland
Definitions
- the national police force of the Republic of Ireland
Ancestry of “Garda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | Garda | A member of the Garda Síochána |
| 2 | Old French | guarde | protection; act of protecting; guard; inflection... |
| 3 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 4 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |