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Where does “garantir” come from?

garantir (Old French) comes from Old French garant, 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.

garantir (Old French): Alternative form of guarantir

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of guarantir

Ancestry of “garantir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchgarantguaranty; assurance; witness; protector
2Frankishwaranda warrant
3Frankishwarjanto fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,...
4Proto-West Germanicwaʀjanto clothe
5Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “garantir”

  • guarantee
  • warranty
  • guaranty
  • guaranteeable
  • unguaranteeable
  • guaranteer
  • warrantying
  • guaranteeably
  • garantía
  • garantie
  • Garantie
  • garantia
  • guarentia
  • garantie
  • гаранција
  • garancija
  • garancia
  • garanciát
  • garanti
  • garantison
  • garantie
  • guarantie
  • warrantie
  • garanti
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