English
aguerried
Aguerried comes from French aguerrir ‘to make warlike’, from guerre ‘war’, and ultimately from Frankish *werʀu ‘confusion’.
- Frankishc. 250–700*werʀu‘confusion’reconstructed
- Early Medieval Latinmodernwerra
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400guerre‘war’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘war’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘war’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentaguerrir‘to make warlike’
- Englishtodayaguerried
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Frankishc. 250–700*werʀu‘confusion’reconstructed
- Early Medieval Latinmodernwerra
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400guerre‘war’
- Middle Frenchc. 1400–1600same form‘war’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentsame form‘war’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentaguerrir‘to make warlike’
- Englishtodayaguerried
Linked words
through Frankish *werʀu ‘confusion’
through Early Medieval Latin werra
Today it means
adj accustomed to war
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Frankish *werʀu / aguerried