Where does “garantie” come from?
garantie (French) comes from Middle French garantie, from Old French garantie, from Old French garantir, from Old French garant, from Frankish warand, from Frankish warjan, from Proto-West Germanic waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic warjaną — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
garantie (French): guarantee; feminine singular of the past...
Definitions
- guarantee; feminine singular of the past...
Ancestry of “garantie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | garantie | — |
| 2 | Old French | garantie | feminine singular of the past participle of... |
| 3 | Old French | garantir | Alternative form of guarantir |
| 4 | Old French | garant | guaranty; assurance; witness; protector |
| 5 | Frankish | warand | a warrant |
| 6 | Frankish | warjan | to fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | waʀjan | to clothe |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |