Where does “guardavallas” come from?

guardavallas (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.

guardavallas (Spanish): goalkeeper

Definitions

  1. goalkeeper

Ancestry of “guardavallas”, step by step

guardavallas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish guardar

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

via Spanish valla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvallafence; barricade; obstacle
2Latinvallanominative plural of vāllum; accusative plural of...
3Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēr- →Every word from Proto-Germanic *warduz →
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