Proto-Germanic

*wardō

‘protection, care’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Germanic *wardō.

2 English words in this record descend from Proto-Germanic *wardō, most familiar first.

• guard ← garder ← guarder ← wardo ← *wardēn
• ward ← weard ← *wardu

Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *wardō