Etymology of the English word guard
the English word
guardderived from the Old French word
gardederived from the Old French word
garderderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-derived from the Germanique root
*wardônderived from the Proto-Germanic root
*warthonDate
The earliest known usage of guard in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
afterguard,
armguard,
bodyguard,
guarded,
guardee,
guardhouse,
guardrail,
guardroom,
lifeguard,
mudguard,
fireguardCognates
Dutch
garde, German
Garde, Norwegian
garde, Swedish
gardeUsage
Word found in Modern English
