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Where does “garant” come from?

garant (Old French) comes from Frankish warand, 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.

garant (Old French): guaranty; assurance; witness; protector

Definitions

  1. guaranty; assurance; witness; protector

Ancestry of “garant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwaranda warrant
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 “garant”

  • guarantee
  • warranty
  • guaranty
  • guaranteeable
  • unguaranteeable
  • guaranteer
  • warrantying
  • guaranteeably
  • garantir
  • garantía
  • garante
  • garante
  • cogarante
  • cogaranzia
  • garantie
  • garantir
  • garant
  • Garant
  • Garantie
  • garantieren
  • garantir
  • garantia
  • guarentia
  • garantie
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