Where does “guérir” come from?
guérir (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.
guérir (Middle French): to heal; to cure (an illness, etc.)
Definitions
- to heal; to cure (an illness, etc.)
Ancestry of “guérir”, step by step
guérir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French guarir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | guarir | to protect; to save; to cure; to heal |
| 2 | Frankish | warjan | to fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,... |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | waʀjan | to clothe |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Old French garir
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | garir | Alternative form of guarir |