Regard etymology

English

English word regard comes from Old French guarder (To look at. To protect; to guard.), French garder, Old French re- (Re- (again; once more).), French reconqueste

Etymology of regard

Detailed word origin of regard

Dictionary entry Language Definition
guarder Old French (fro) To look at. To protect; to guard.
garder French (fr) (pronominal) to be careful (de faire not to do). (transitive) to guard. (transitive) to keep; to retain; to store; to save.
re- Old French (fro) Re- (again; once more).
reconqueste French (fr)
reguarder Old French (fro) To look at. To watch.
regarder Middle French (frm) To look at. To watch.
regard English (en) (transitive) To consider, look upon (something) in a given way etc. [from 16th c.]. (transitive) To face toward.. (transitive) To have to do with, to concern. [from 17th c.]. (transitive, archaic) To take notice of, pay attention to. [from 16th c.]. (transitive, obsolete) To set store by (something), to hold (someone) in esteem; to consider to have value, to respect. [from 16th c.]. To look [...]

Words with the same origin as regard

Descendants of guarder

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