regarder (English)

Where does "regarder" come from?

The English noun 'regarder' is formed from the base 'regard' combined with the agent suffix '-er'[1]. The root 'regard' traces back through Middle English 'regard', 'regarde', and 'reguard', which derived from Anglo-Norman 'reguard' and the verb 'regarder'[3]. This family of terms is attested in Middle English starting around the mid fourteenth century[3].

Full etymology tree

• regarder (English), 'An official responsible for monitoring woodlands and forest areas and reporting to the court of regard.'
  • derived regard (English), 'The worth or estimation in which something or someone is held.'
    • inherited regard (Middle English)
      • inherited reguard (Anglo-Norman)
        • inherited regarder (Old French), 'alternative form of reguarder'
  • suffix -er (English), 'A person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun.'

Ancestors

• regard (English)
• er (English)

Descendants and derived words

• sneaking regarder (English)

Sources

1. regarder (English) - Wiktionary
2. er (English) - Wiktionary
3. regard (English) - Wiktionary

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