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Where does “garda” come from?

garda (French) comes from French garder, from Middle French garder, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

garda (French): third-person singular past historic of garder

Definitions

  1. third-person singular past historic of garder

Ancestry of “garda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchgarderto keep; to retain; to store; to save; to guard;...
2Middle FrenchgarderAlternative form of guarder
3Old Frenchguarderto protect; to guard; to look at
4Frankishwardēnto protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to...
5Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
6Proto-Germanic*warduz—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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