Etymology Explorer › Frankish

Where does “warjan” come from?

warjan (Frankish) comes from Proto-West Germanic waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

warjan (Frankish): to fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,...

Definitions

  1. to fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,...

Ancestry of “warjan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicwaʀjanto clothe
2Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “warjan”

  • guarantee
  • garrison
  • warranty
  • garret
  • guaranty
  • guerite
  • garreteer
  • guaranteeable
  • regarrison
  • garreted
  • garretlike
  • disgarrison
  • guaranteer
  • unguaranteeable
  • guaranteeably
  • engarrison
  • warrantying
  • nongarrison
  • warantus
  • warire
  • garantía
  • garante
  • garantir
  • garito
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →