English word garage comes from Proto-Germanic *warōną (To watch; protect.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*warōną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To watch; protect. |
*waron | Frankish (frk) | |
varer | Old French (842-ca. 1400) (fro) | |
garrer | Middle French (ca. 1400-1600) (frm) | |
garer | French (fr) | (transitive) to dock (a vessel). (transitive) to park (a vehicle). To cover, to shelter. |
garage | French (fr) | Garage. |
garage | English (en) | To store in a garage. (British, music genre) A type of electronic dance music related to house music, with warped and time-stretched sounds; UK garage.. (attributive, music genre) A type of guitar rock music, personified by amateur bands playing in the basement or garage; garage rock.. (aviation) A shed for housing an airship or aeroplane; a hangar.. (chiefly, British, Canada, Australia, NZ) [...] |