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

Detailed word origin of regard

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
guarder	Old French (fro)	To look at. To protect; to guard.
garder	French (fra)	(pronominal) to be careful (de faire not to do). (transitive) to guard. (transitive) to keep; to retain; to store; to save.
reconqueste	French (fra)
re-	Old French (fro)	Re- (again; once more).
reguarder	Old French (fro)	To look at. To watch.
regarder	Middle French (frm)	To look at. To watch.
reguarder	Middle French (frm)	To look at. To watch.
regard	Old French (fro)	Look; observance; watching (act, instance of looking at). Payment. Reward.
regarder	French (fra)	To look at. To watch.
regard	Middle French (frm)
regard	Middle English (enm)

Words with the same origin as regard