garda

The story

1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*wardāną
2. Frankish · derived from*wardēn
3. Old French · derived fromguarde
4. French · derived fromgardiens de la paix
5. Irish · derived fromGarda Síochána“Guardian of the Peace”
6. Irish · borrowed fromGarda“guardian”
7. English todayGarda

From Irish Garda (“guardian”), from Irish Garda Síochána (“Guardian of the Peace”) and Garda Síochána na hÉireann (“Guardian of the Peace of Ireland”) after the model of the French Third Republic's civilian French gardiens de la paix, from Old French guarde, from guarder (“to guard”), from Frankish *wardēn, from Proto-Germanic *wardāną. Doublet of guard, guardian, and warden.

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