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Where does “antireward” come from?

antireward (English) comes from English reward, from Middle English reward, from Old French reward, from Old French rewarder, from Old French warder, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

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Ancestry of “antireward”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrewardSomething of value given in return for an act; A...
2Middle Englishreward—
3Old Frenchrewardreward
4Old Frenchrewarderto reward
5Old FrenchwarderAlternative form of guarder
6Old Frenchguarderto protect; to guard; to look at
7Frankishwardēnto protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to...
8Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
9Proto-Germanic*warduz—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
11Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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