Where does “guernart” come from?

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

guernart (Old French): deceitful

Definitions

  1. deceitful

Ancestry of “guernart”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchguernir—
2Frankishwarnijanto ward, take care of; to ward, take care of...
3Proto-Germanicwarnijanąto care, worry; to worry, care, heed; to worry,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic warnijaną →
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