Saturday, 12 November 2022

The French roots of the word 'garage'

'Garage' is a word borrowed from French 'garage'. The word entered the English language some time around 1902.


garage [noun] [1902]
  • a shelter or repair shop for automotive vehicles
  • a cabinet with a vertical rolling door that is used for storing a small kitchen appliance
See 'garage' on the Loan Words Map

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Etymology: French, act of docking, garage, from 'garer' to dock, from Middle French 'garrer' probably ultimately from Old Norse 'vara' to beware, take care; akin to Old High German bi'warōn' to protect
See more loan words from 1900s.


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