observe

The story

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ser-“to guard”
2. Latin · derived fromobservō“to watch”
3. Old French · derived fromobserver
4. Middle French · derived fromobserver
5. English todayobserve

From Middle French observer, from Old French observer, from Latin observō (“to watch”), from ob- (“before”) + servō (“to keep”), from Proto-Indo-European *ser- (“to guard”). Cognate with Gothic 𐍃𐌰𐍂𐍅𐌰 (sarwa, “weapons, armour”), Old English searu (“device”).

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