warden

warden · noun, verb¹

1. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*wardāną
2. Old French · derived fromguarder“to guard”
3. Anglo-Norman · derived fromwardein
4. Middle English · inherited fromwardein
5. English todaywarden

From Middle English wardein, from Anglo-Norman wardein, from warder (“to guard”), variant of Old French guarder (“to guard”) (whence modern French garder, also English guard), from Proto-Germanic *wardāną; related to Old High German wartēn (“to watch”). Compare guardian, French gardien, from Old French guardian, guardein. Compare also ward and reward. Doublet of guardian.

warden · noun²

1. Latin · derived fromwardo
2. Middle English · inherited fromwardon
3. English todaywarden

From Middle English wardon, origin uncertain; perhaps from Anglo-Norman or Anglo-Latin wardo, -ōnis.

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