guaranty

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*wer-“to close, cover, protect, save, defend”
2. Proto-Germanic · derived from*warjaną“to defend, protect”
3. Frankish · derived from*warjan“to fend for, designate something as true, vouch for”
4. Frankish · derived from*warand
5. Old French · derived fromgarant
6. Old French · derived fromgarantir
7. Old French · derived fromguarantie
8. English todayguaranty

From Old French guarantie, from Old French guarantie (“protection, defense”), from Old French garantir, guarantir (“to warrant, vouch for something”), from Old French garant, guarant, warant (“a warrant; warranter, supporter, defender, protector”), from Frankish *warand, *warjand (“a warrant”), from Frankish *warjan (“to fend for, designate something as true, vouch for”), from Proto-Germanic *warjaną (“to defend, protect”), from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (“to close, cover, protect, save, defend”). Cognate with Middle Low German warent, warend (“a warrant”), German gewähren (“to grant”). More at warrant. Doublet of guarantee and warranty.

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