English
foreguard
From fore- + guard.
Proto-Indo-European *per- ‘before, formerly’
Proto-Germanic *fura- ‘before, in front of, for’
Proto-West Germanic *forē- ‘before, in front of, fore-, pre-’
English fore-
Proto-Germanic *wardāną ‘to guard, protect’
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Early Medieval Latin wardō
Old French guarder ‘to protect, guard’
Old French guarde ‘protection; guard’
Middle English garde ‘guardianship’
English guard
Today it means
verb To guard beforehand.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / foreguard