Wordiyogard
Old FrenchVariants
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From Old French garder (to watch, guard, keep), of Frankish Germanic origin, related to English ward. The root branches into watching and protecting: guard, garden (an enclosed, watched-over space), regard (to look at carefully), regardless (without looking back). The Germanic cognate ward gives warden and reward (to watch/guard back). Avant-garde means the "advance guard" of artistic innovation.
Associated Words
avant-garde
Pioneering new ideas, especially in the arts; innovative and experimental
garden
a piece of land with plants; to tend a garden
gardener
A person who tends and cultivates a garden
inward
Directed toward the inside or one's inner thoughts and feelings
regard
to consider or think of; respect or attention
regarding
Concerning or with respect to a subject
regardless
Despite everything; without regard to difficulties or consequences
regards
Polite good wishes; respect and esteem
reward
Something given in return for a service; to give such a thing
ward
A hospital room; an administrative district; to fend off danger
warden
The chief official of a prison; an official enforcing specific regulations