Where does “warranty” come from?
Warranty comes from Old French warrantie and guarantie, ultimately derived from Frankish warjan, meaning to protect or defend.
warranty (English): A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation...
Definitions
- A guarantee that a certain outcome or obligation...
Ancestry of “warranty”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | warrantie | Alternative form of guarantie |
| 2 | Old French | guarantie | assurance; promise; guarantee; safety; security;... |
| 3 | Old French | guarantir | to protect |
| 4 | English | undefined | Lacking a definition or value; That does not have... |
| 5 | English | Un- | not |
| 6 | Middle English | un- | — |
| 7 | Old English | un- | negation or absence of: un-, non-; bad; forms... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | un- | not, un- |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |