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Where does “guarnir” come from?

guarnir (Old French) comes from Frankish warnijan, from Proto-Germanic warnijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

guarnir (Old French): to protect; to arm; to armor

Definitions

  1. to protect; to arm; to armor

Ancestry of “guarnir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frankishwarnijanto ward, take care of; to ward, take care of...
2Proto-Germanicwarnijanąto care, worry; to worry, care, heed; to worry,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “guarnir”

  • garment
  • undergarment
  • garmented
  • garmenture
  • garmentless
  • ungarmented
  • ungarment
  • undergarments
  • nethergarment
  • гарнир
  • garnisseur
  • garnir
  • garnissage
  • regarnir
  • garnieren
  • garner
  • garnere
  • garment
  • garement
  • garnement
  • guarnement
  • garnir
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