Where does “garanție” come from?
garanție (Romanian) comes from French garantie, from Middle French garantie, from Old French garantie, from Old French garantir, from Old French garant, from Frankish warand, from Frankish warjan, from Proto-West Germanic waʀjan — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
garanție (Romanian): guarantee
Definitions
- guarantee
Ancestry of “garanție”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | garantie | guarantee; feminine singular of the past... |
| 2 | Middle French | garantie | — |
| 3 | Old French | garantie | feminine singular of the past participle of... |
| 4 | Old French | garantir | Alternative form of guarantir |
| 5 | Old French | garant | guaranty; assurance; witness; protector |
| 6 | Frankish | warand | a warrant |
| 7 | Frankish | warjan | to fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | waʀjan | to clothe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |