Where does “garde-corps” come from?
garde-corps (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.
garde-corps (French): guardrail
Definitions
- guardrail
Ancestry of “garde-corps”, step by step
garde-corps traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via French garder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | garder | to keep; to retain; to store; to save; to guard;... |
| 2 | Middle French | garder | Alternative form of guarder |
| 3 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 4 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |