Comments on: Wardens and Guardians http://www.dailywritingtips.com/wardens-and-guardians/ Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:41:25 +0000 hourly 1 By: Hans Henrik Juhl http://www.dailywritingtips.com/wardens-and-guardians/comment-page-1/#comment-191990 Hans Henrik Juhl Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:25:19 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3369#comment-191990 Actually warden is a norman nominalization of the old english verb to weard (now to ward), which is not a loanword in English as is inherited directly from the proto-germanic *wardojan-. Guard however is a loan from french, which in turn loaned the word from High German, which had inherited it from proto-germanic *wardojan- Actually warden is a norman nominalization of the old english verb to weard (now to ward), which is not a loanword in English as is inherited directly from the proto-germanic *wardojan-.

Guard however is a loan from french, which in turn loaned the word from High German, which had inherited it from proto-germanic *wardojan-

]]> By: Most Moon http://www.dailywritingtips.com/wardens-and-guardians/comment-page-1/#comment-191045 Most Moon Sat, 10 Oct 2009 02:26:02 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3369#comment-191045 What a pretty exciting article! I've confused the word warranty and gurantee. With the explanation of historical backgrounds, I got to be more interested in English language. Thanks... What a pretty exciting article! I’ve confused the word warranty and gurantee. With the explanation of historical backgrounds, I got to be more interested in English language. Thanks…

]]> By: Rebecca Ryals Russell http://www.dailywritingtips.com/wardens-and-guardians/comment-page-1/#comment-190845 Rebecca Ryals Russell Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:31:47 +0000 http://www.dailywritingtips.com/?p=3369#comment-190845 I LOVE this site. Every day I anticipate what new learning I will acquire from the etymological word studies put forth. I'm so impressed I recommended it to my husband. I LOVE this site. Every day I anticipate what new learning I will acquire from the etymological word studies put forth. I’m so impressed I recommended it to my husband.

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