Where does “henkikaarti” come from?
henkikaarti (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaarti, from Swedish gärde, from French garde, from French garder, from Middle French garder, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “henkikaarti”, step by step
henkikaarti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kaarti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kaarti | guard |
| 2 | Swedish | gärde | a field |
| 3 | French | garde | A watch, guard; A handle; A protection |
| 4 | French | garder | to keep; to retain; to store; to save; to guard;... |
| 5 | Middle French | garder | Alternative form of guarder |
| 6 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 7 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |