Where does “pretoriangarde” come from?
pretoriangarde (Swedish) comes from Swedish gärde, from French garde, from French garder, from Middle French garder, from Old French guarder, from Frankish wardēn, from Proto-Germanic wardāną, from Proto-Germanic *warduz — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
pretoriangarde (Swedish): praetorian guard
Definitions
- praetorian guard
Ancestry of “pretoriangarde”, step by step
pretoriangarde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish gärde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gärde | a field |
| 2 | French | garde | A watch, guard; A handle; A protection |
| 3 | French | garder | to keep; to retain; to store; to save; to guard;... |
| 4 | Middle French | garder | Alternative form of guarder |
| 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 |
via Swedish pretorian
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | pretorian | praetorian |
| 2 | Latin | praetōriānus | praetorian |
| 3 | Latin | praetor | leader, head, chief, president |
| 4 | Latin | praeeo | I precede; I go forward; lead the way; I dictate |
| 5 | Latin | prae | before; in front; in front of |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | prai | before; in front of |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | preh₂- | before, in front |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |