Where does “garage” come from?
garage (French) comes from French garer, from Middle French garer, from Old French garir, from Frankish warjan, 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.
garage (French): garage
Definitions
- garage
Ancestry of “garage”, step by step
garage traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French garer
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | garer | to cover, to shelter; to park; to dock |
| 2 | Middle French | garer | — |
| 3 | Old French | garir | Alternative form of guarir |
| 4 | Frankish | warjan | to fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | waʀjan | to clothe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |