Where does “wardroom” come from?
Wardroom comes from Middle English ward, from Old English weard meaning guard or keeper, combined with room from Old English rūme derived from Proto-Germanic rūmaz and ultimately Proto-Indo-European wer-.
wardroom (English): The living quarters of a ship designated for the...
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- The living quarters of a ship designated for the...
Ancestry of “wardroom”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ward | A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ward | ward, keeping |
| 3 | Old English | weard | guard; guard, the action of looking out for... |
| 4 | Old English | ōra | ore, unwrought metal |
| 5 | Old English | ēar | sea, ocean; grave, earth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ahaz | ear |
| 7 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 8 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |