Where does “garejys” come from?
garejys (Welsh) comes from Welsh garej, from English garage, from French garage, from French garer, from Middle French garer, from Old French garir, from Frankish warjan, from Proto-West Germanic waʀjan — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “garejys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Welsh | garej | garage |
| 2 | English | garage | A building used to store a car or cars, tools... |
| 3 | French | garage | garage |
| 4 | French | garer | to cover, to shelter; to park; to dock |
| 5 | Middle French | garer | — |
| 6 | Old French | garir | Alternative form of guarir |
| 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 |