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Where does “garer” come from?

garer (French) comes 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.

garer (French): to cover, to shelter; to park; to dock

Definitions

  1. to cover, to shelter; to park; to dock

Ancestry of “garer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchgarer—
2Old FrenchgarirAlternative form of guarir
3Frankishwarjanto fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,...
4Proto-West Germanicwaʀjanto clothe
5Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “garer”

  • garage
  • garageman
  • garagelike
  • garageless
  • garagey
  • garageware
  • garage sale
  • garaje
  • гара́ж
  • гараж
  • gare
  • garage
  • garer
  • garagiste
  • garas
  • Garage
  • garagem
  • gare
  • garatge
  • garaĝo
  • parkeringsgarage
  • garage
  • garaż
  • garaža
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