Where does “garenne” come from?
garenne (French) comes from Middle French garenne, from Old French garenne, from Old French guarir, 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.
garenne (French): game-park; rabbit warren; wild rabbit
Definitions
- game-park; rabbit warren; wild rabbit
Ancestry of “garenne”, step by step
garenne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle French garenne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle French | garenne | — |
| 2 | Old French | garenne | warren |
| 3 | Old French | guarir | to protect; to save; to cure; to heal |
| 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 |
via Gaulish warrennā
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gaulish | warrennā | enclosed area |