ward
English
/wɔːd/, /wɔɹd/
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) A warden; a guard; a guardian or watchman.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ward (ward, keeping) inherited from Old English weard (ward, keeper, guardian, watchman, guard, lurking, advance post, protector, guardianship, king, watching, waiting for, ambuscade, protection, lord, keeping, possessor) inherited from Proto-Germanic *warduz (guard, keeper) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (heed, cover, defend, protect, burn, close, save, bend, turn, guard, rope, squirrel, envelop, boil, crook, notice, give heed, string, watch, speak, note, high, twist, perceive, tie, sense, blister, bond, blacken, shut, be wary, shelter, bind with a rope, highland, sketch an outline, become aware, take heed, stoat, make, cut, look out for, raised area, be aware, be watchful, tear, pay attention, scratch, observe, tuber, lump, work, be careful), *wer- (heed, cover, defend, protect, burn, close, save, bend, turn, guard, rope, squirrel, envelop, boil, crook, notice, give heed, string, watch, speak, note, high, twist, perceive, tie, sense, blister, bond, blacken, shut, be wary, shelter, bind with a rope, highland, sketch an outline, become aware, take heed, stoat, make, cut, look out for, raised area, be aware, be watchful, tear, pay attention, scratch, observe, tuber, lump, work, be careful).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*wer-
Gloss
heed, cover, defend, protect, burn, close, save, bend, turn, guard, rope, squirrel, envelop, boil, crook, notice, give heed, string, watch, speak, note, high, twist, perceive, tie, sense, blister, bond, blacken, shut, be wary, shelter, bind with a rope, highland, sketch an outline, become aware, take heed, stoat, make, cut, look out for, raised area, be aware, be watchful, tear, pay attention, scratch, observe, tuber, lump, work, be careful
Concept
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Ontological Category
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bear English
- bearward English
- beward English
- castle English
- castleward English
- corps English
- fire English
- fireward English
- guardrail English
- hay English
- hayward English
- hog English
- hogward English
- man English
- mate English
- moot English
- room English
- steward English
- stewardess English
- stewardless English
- stewardlike English
- stewardly English
- stewardry English
- stewardship English
- stewardsman English
- sty English
- ward#Verb English
- wardcorps English
- wardest English
- wardeth English
- wardless English
- wardmate English
- wardmote English
- wardroom English
- wardship English
- wardsman English
- wardswoman English
- wary English
- whence English
- whenceward English
- woman English
- wood English
- woodward English
- re- Latin
- viverra Latin
- wardō Latin
- Schulwart German
- Torwart German
- Wart German
- Warte German
- Warterei German
- Wartesaal German
- Warteschlange German
- Warteschleife German
- Wartestellung German
- Wartezeit German
- abwarten German
- anwarten German
- aufwarten German
- erwarten German
- wartbar German
- warten German
- zuwarten German
- guarda- Italian
- guardabarriere Italian
- guardaboschi Italian
- guardabuoi Italian
- guardaspalle Italian
- guardia- Italian
- steward Dutch, Flemish
- arrière-garde French
- avant-garde French
- garde French
- garde-boue French
- garde-fou French
- garder French
- steward French
- стюард Russian
- guarida Spanish, Castilian
- εἰσοράω Ancient Greek
- εἶλαρ Ancient Greek
- θεωρέω Ancient Greek
- θεωρία Ancient Greek
- θεωρός Ancient Greek
- θεώρημα Ancient Greek
- προοράω Ancient Greek
- ἐφοράω Ancient Greek
- ὁράω Ancient Greek
- ὅραμα Ancient Greek
- ὅρασις Ancient Greek
- ὅρᾱμᾰ Ancient Greek
- ὅρᾱμᾰ, ὅραμα Ancient Greek
- ὤρα Ancient Greek
- *gʷʰer- Proto-Indo-European
- *h₃ekʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *wer- Proto-Indo-European
- *werdʰo- Proto-Indo-European
- *werk'- Proto-Indo-European
- *wert- Proto-Indo-European
- *weyd- Proto-Indo-European
- *wreyḱ- Proto-Indo-European
- *wr̥mis Proto-Indo-European
- stuert Norwegian Bokmål
- aguardar Portuguese
- guardador Portuguese
- guardar Portuguese
- *aikwernô Proto-Germanic
- *fra- Proto-Germanic
- *hrītaną Proto-Germanic
- *waraz Proto-Germanic
- *wardaz Proto-Germanic
- *warduz Proto-Germanic
- *wardāną Proto-Germanic
- *wardō Proto-Germanic
- *wargaz Proto-Germanic
- *wargijaną Proto-Germanic
- *warjaną Proto-Germanic
- *warją Proto-Germanic
- *warkiz Proto-Germanic
- *warnōną Proto-Germanic
- *warīniz Proto-Germanic
- *weruz Proto-Germanic
- *wrītaną Proto-Germanic
- gravvård Swedish
- hälsovård Swedish
- intensivvårdsavdelning Swedish
- kulturmiljövård Swedish
- naturvård Swedish
- sjukvård Swedish
- vård Swedish
- vårdcentral Swedish
- vårdslös Swedish
- vårdtid Swedish
- スチュワード Japanese
- steward Polish
- wara Polish
- stuert Norwegian Nynorsk
- verjar Norwegian Nynorsk
- voren Norwegian Nynorsk
- andweard Old English
- batweard Old English
- ciricweard Old English
- duruweard Old English
- eþelweard Old English
- feorhweard Old English
- hlaford Old English
- leodweard Old English
- sæweard Old English
- weard Old English
- weardsteall Old English
- wyrtweard Old English
- æfweard Old English
- *bewarden Middle English
- ben ware Middle English
- rereward Middle English
- steward Middle English
- ward Middle English
- warderobe Middle English
- amhábhar Irish
- barda Irish
- bithábhar Irish
- frithábhar Irish
- meánábhar Irish
- príomhábhar Irish
- ábharaí Irish
- vari Old Norse
- varða Old Norse
- varði Old Norse
- vǫr Old Norse
- vǫrðr Old Norse
- garde Danish
- garder Danish
- *variti Proto-Slavic
- *varъ Proto-Slavic
- *věverica Proto-Slavic
- *vьrvь Proto-Slavic
- Granville Old French
- garison Old French
- guarde Old French
- regard Old French
- reward Old French
- varti Esperanto
- guardar Catalan, Valencian
- gardă Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- steward Romanian, Moldavian, Moldovan
- گر Persian
- warta Old High German
- wartēn Old High German
- vērt Latvian
- գերի Old Armenian
- վերմակ Old Armenian
- adbar Old Irish
- adbarda Old Irish
- feraid Old Irish
- fofera Old Irish
- ward Manx
- gác Vietnamese
- erwaarden Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- waarden Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- vërej Albanian
- *wardēn gmw-pro
- guardar Old Portuguese
- *kowwaris Proto-Celtic
- *wiweros Proto-Celtic
- *war- Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *wáras Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *werēōr Proto-Italic
- guardar Romansh
- iwodi Zulu
- *wardōn, *wardēn Frankish
- vīr Middle Persian
- wlm Middle Persian
- wot Tok Pisin
- reguard xno
- *warH-, *wār- Proto-Iranian
- provorsus Old Latin
- warison ONF.
- 𒉿𒅈𒉡𒊻𒍣 Hittite
- 𒉿𒊏𒀀𒉌 Hittite
- hog
- hay
- sty
- man
- fire
- wood
- room
- moot
- wary
- mate
- bear
- corps
- woman
- beward
- whence
- castle
- wardeth
- steward
- wardest
- hogward
- hayward
- wardroom
- wardless
- wardship
- fireward
- bearward
- wardsman
- woodward
- wardmote
- wardmate
- wardcorps
- stewardly
- stewardry
- ward#Verb
- guardrail
- wardswoman
- whenceward
- castleward
- stewardess
- stewardsman
- stewardship
- stewardless
- stewardlike