Where does “madigadi” come from?
madigadi (Swahili) comes from English mudguard, from English guard, from Middle English garde, from Old French guarde, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
madigadi (Swahili): mudguard
Ancestry of “madigadi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mudguard | A cover over the wheels of a vehicle, or a flap... |
| 2 | English | guard | A person who, or thing that, protects or watches... |
| 3 | Middle English | garde | guardianship, safeguarding, covering, authority;... |
| 4 | Old French | guarde | protection; act of protecting; guard; inflection... |
| 5 | Old French | guarder | to protect; to guard; to look at |
| 6 | Frankish | wardēn | to protect; to guard, protect, watch over; to... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wardāną | to guard, protect, watch over |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | *warduz | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |