Etymology of the English word vanguard
the English word
vanguardderived from the Old French word
avant-gardeusing the Old French prefix
avant-derived from the French word
gardederived from the Old French word
garderderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*wer-derived from the Germanique root
*wardônDate
The earliest known usage of vanguard in English dates from the 15th century.
Derivations in English
vanguardismCognates
Dutch
avant-garde, English
avant-garde, French
avant-garde, German
Avantgarde, Italian
avanguardia, Norwegian
avantgarde, Swedish
avantgardeUsage
Word found in Modern English
