Where does “valkokaarti” come from?
valkokaarti (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.
valkokaarti (Finnish): In the Finnish civil war of 1918 the armed troops that defended the prevailing society against the Red Guards
Definitions
- In the Finnish civil war of 1918 the armed troops that defended the prevailing society against the Red Guards
Ancestry of “valkokaarti”, step by step
| 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 |