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Where does “guarder” come from?

guarder (Old French) comes 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.

guarder (Old French): to protect; to guard; to look at

Definitions

  1. to protect; to guard; to look at

Ancestry of “guarder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwardēnto protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to...
2Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
3Proto-Germanic*warduz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “guarder”

  • regard
  • regarding
  • garden
  • reward
  • regardless
  • guardian
  • disregard
  • rewarding
  • avant
  • warden
  • guardianship
  • Garda
  • churchwarden
  • unrewarding
  • rewarder
  • regardful
  • regarder
  • regardeth
  • wardenship
  • disregardful
  • regardest
  • garderobe
  • rewardeth
  • guardant
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