Where does “guérisseur” come from?

guérisseur (French) comes from French guérir, from Middle French guérir, 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.

guérisseur (French): healer

Definitions

  1. healer

Ancestry of “guérisseur”, step by step

guérisseur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French guérir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchguérirto cure, to heal; to recover, to heal
2Middle Frenchguérirto heal; to cure (an illness, etc.)
3Old Frenchguarirto protect; to save; to cure; to heal
4Frankishwarjanto fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,...
5Proto-West Germanicwaʀjanto clothe
6Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Middle French gariseur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchgariseur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr-Every word from Proto-Germanic warjaną