Where does “wardrobe” come from?
Wardrobe comes from Middle English warderobe, from Old French wardereube, originally meaning a room or chest for storing clothes.
wardrobe (English): A room for keeping clothes and armor safe,...
Definitions
- A room for keeping clothes and armor safe,...
Ancestry of “wardrobe”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | warderobe | A small room or other location where clothing is... |
| 2 | Old French | garderobe | — |
| 3 | Old French | garder | Alternative form of guarder; to keep safe |
| 4 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 5 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |