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Where does “garir” come from?

garir (Middle French) comes 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.

garir (Middle French): Alternative form of guerir

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of guerir

Ancestry of “garir”, step by step

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

Words derived from “garir”

  • inguérissable
  • guérisseur
  • guérir
  • guérissable
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