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Where does “gardas” come from?

gardas (Galician) comes from Galician gardar, from Old Portuguese guardar, from Medieval Latin wardo, 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.

gardas (Galician): second-person singular present indicative of...

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Ancestry of “gardas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Galiciangardarto guard, watch; to guard, protect; to keep
2Old Portugueseguardar—
3Medieval Latinwardoto herd, ward against, guard
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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