Where does “garáiste” come from?
garáiste (Irish) comes from English garage, from French garage, from French garer, from Middle French garer, from Old French garir, from Frankish warjan, from Proto-West Germanic waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic warjaną — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
garáiste (Irish): garage; service station
Definitions
- garage; service station
Ancestry of “garáiste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | garage | A building used to store a car or cars, tools... |
| 2 | French | garage | garage |
| 3 | French | garer | to cover, to shelter; to park; to dock |
| 4 | Middle French | garer | — |
| 5 | Old French | garir | Alternative form of guarir |
| 6 | Frankish | warjan | to fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | waʀjan | to clothe |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |