Where does “гаранција” come from?
гаранција (Serbo-Croatian) 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.
гаранција (Serbo-Croatian): guarantee, assurance
Ancestry of “гаранција”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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 |