Where does “geri” come from?
geri (Haitian Creole) 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.
geri (Haitian Creole): to cure, to heal
Definitions
- to cure, to heal
Ancestry of “geri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | guérir | to cure, to heal; to recover, to heal |
| 2 | Middle French | guérir | to heal; to cure (an illness, etc.) |
| 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 |