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Where does “guarir” come from?

guarir (Old French) comes 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.

guarir (Old French): to protect; to save; to cure; to heal

Definitions

  1. to protect; to save; to cure; to heal

Ancestry of “guarir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwarjanto fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,...
2Proto-West Germanicwaʀjanto clothe
3Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “guarir”

  • garrison
  • garret
  • guerite
  • garreteer
  • regarrison
  • garreted
  • garretlike
  • disgarrison
  • engarrison
  • nongarrison
  • garito
  • garita
  • garitta
  • guérir
  • guérissable
  • inguérissable
  • guérite
  • guérisseur
  • garison
  • garite
  • garett
  • garisoun
  • garite
  • guerite
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