Where does “alrigardi” come from?
alrigardi (Esperanto) comes from Esperanto rigardi, from French regarder, from Middle French regarder, from Old French reguarder, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
alrigardi (Esperanto): to watch; to look on; to look toward, to face
Definitions
- to watch; to look on; to look toward, to face
Ancestry of “alrigardi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Esperanto | rigardi | to look at, behold, watch, view; to consider,... |
| 2 | French | regarder | to look at; to watch |
| 3 | Middle French | regarder | to look at; to watch |
| 4 | Old French | reguarder | to look at; to watch |
| 5 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 6 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |