Garage etymology

English

English word garage comes from Proto-Germanic *warōną (To watch; protect.)

Etymology of garage

Detailed word origin of garage

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*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) [...]

Words with the same origin as garage

Descendants of *warōną

hardware hotline war warehouse