English
warison
Warison comes from Old Northern French garison ‘defence’, from Old French guarir ‘to protect’, 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
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*warjan‘to ward off’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700same formreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400guariras garir‘to protect’
- Old Northern Frenchc. 842–1400garisonas warison‘defence’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500warisoun‘reward, punishment’
- Middle Scotsmodernsame form
- Englishearliest quotation 1805warison
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
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*warjan‘to ward off’reconstructed
- Frankishc. 250–700same formreconstructed
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400guariras garir‘to protect’
- Old Northern Frenchc. 842–1400garisonas warison‘defence’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500warisoun‘reward, punishment’
- Middle Scotsmodernsame form
- Englishearliest quotation 1805warison
Earliest quotation: 1805, Walter Scott, Canto Fourth: “Then since a lone and widowed Dame / These…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *wer- ‘to burn’
guard, regard, con, reward, ward, worm, verge, optic, warn, panorama, beware, reverence, malware, revere, ware, vermin, wry, prosaic, vermilion, diorama, milliner, vermicelli, vermeil, vermiculite, varmint, 65 more
through Proto-West Germanic *warjan ‘to ward off’
through Frankish *warjan
through Old Northern French garison ‘defence’
Today it means
noun A war cry played to order the soldiers to attack (normally played on a bugle).
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *wer- / warison