French word guérir comes from Proto-Indo-European *wrū-, Proto-Germanic *warjan, Frankish warōn, and later Proto-Germanic *warjaną (To thwart, to stop. To ward off, to defend against.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *wrū- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
| *warjan | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
| warōn | Frankish (frk) | |
| *warjaną | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | To thwart, to stop. To ward off, to defend against. |
| *warjan | Frankish (frk) | To fend off, to thwart, to stop. |
| *warire | Vulgar Latin (la-vul) | |
| garir | Old French (fro) | |
| guérir | French (fr) | (intransitive) to recover, to heal. (transitive) to cure, to heal. |