English
guarish
Guarish comes from Old French guarir ‘to protect’, from Proto-Germanic *warjaną ‘to ward off, to defend against’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to burn’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wer-‘to burn’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*warjaną‘to ward off, to defend against’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400guarir‘to protect’
- Englishearliest quotation 1590guarish
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*wer-‘to burn’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*warjaną‘to ward off, to defend against’reconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400guarir‘to protect’
- Englishearliest quotation 1590guarish
Earliest quotation: 1590, Edmund Spenser, Book III, Canto V: “[T]he Mayd / His readie vvound with better ſalues…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to burn’
con, regard, reward, ward, guard, worm, warn, verge, optic, beware, panorama, malware, ware, reverence, revere, vermin, wry, vermilion, prosaic, diorama, milliner, vermicelli, vermeil, vermiculite, varmint, 65 more
through Proto-Germanic *warjaną ‘to ward off, to defend against’
wear, garage, weir, guaranty, 3 more
through Old French guarir ‘to protect’
Today it means
verb To heal or cure.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wer- / guarish