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Where does “ġeard” come from?

ġeard (Old English) comes from Old French guarde, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ġeard (Old English): garden, yard, fence, enclosure; yard, garden,...

Definitions

  1. garden, yard, fence, enclosure; yard, garden,...

Ancestry of “ġeard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchguardeprotection; act of protecting; guard; inflection...
2Old Frenchguarderto protect; to guard; to look at
3Frankishwardēnto protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to...
4Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
5Proto-Germanic*warduz—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “ġeard”

  • yard
  • courtyard
  • orchard
  • backyard
  • graveyard
  • yardstick
  • farmyard
  • shipyard
  • barnyard
  • gird
  • schoolyard
  • dockyard
  • girding
  • junkyard
  • undergird
  • dooryard
  • yardage
  • Appleyard
  • lumberyard
  • yardarm
  • kirkyard
  • stockyard
  • brickyard
  • steelyard
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