Where does “garanzija” come from?
garanzija (Maltese) comes from Italian garanzia, from French garantie, from Middle French garantie, from Old French garantie, from Old French garantir, from Old French garant, from Frankish warand, from Frankish warjan — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
garanzija (Maltese): guarantee
Definitions
- guarantee
Ancestry of “garanzija”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italian | garanzia | guarantee, warrant, security |
| 2 | French | garantie | guarantee; feminine singular of the past... |
| 3 | Middle French | garantie | — |
| 4 | Old French | garantie | feminine singular of the past participle of... |
| 5 | Old French | garantir | Alternative form of guarantir |
| 6 | Old French | garant | guaranty; assurance; witness; protector |
| 7 | Frankish | warand | a warrant |
| 8 | Frankish | warjan | to fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,... |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | waʀjan | to clothe |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |