Where does “guarda” come from?

guarda (Spanish) comes from Spanish guardar, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

guarda (Spanish): guard, ward, keeper; endpaper; conductor

Definitions

  1. guard, ward, keeper; endpaper; conductor

Ancestry of “guarda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishguardarto save; to keep; to order
2Proto-Germanicwardānąto guard, protect, watch over
3Proto-Germanic*warduz—
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 *warduz →