Where does “gardgien” come from?
gardgien (Norman) comes from French gardien, from Old French guardian, from Old French guardenc, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
gardgien (Norman): warden, keeper
Ancestry of “gardgien”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | French | gardien | guard; guardian, warden; guardian |
| 2 | Old French | guardian | — |
| 3 | Old French | guardenc | — |
| 4 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 5 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |