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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/gewähren

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
gewähren
Friedrich Kluge2507636An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, G — gewähren1891John Francis Davis

gewähren, vb., ‘to be surety for, guarantee, attest,’ from MidHG. gewërn, OHG. giwërên, ‘to grant, confess, perform, pay, give security,’ also the equiv. MidHG. wern OHG. wërên; corresponding to OFris. wera, ‘to give security.’ From the OHG. partic. wërênto, ‘guarantor,’ were adopted the Romance cognates, Ital. guarento and Fr. garant, ‘bondsman’ (allied to Fr. garantir, Ital. guarentire, ‘to give security,’ whence ModHG. Garantie, E. warrant). The connecting link between the OTeut. wk. verbal stem werai-, ‘to confess,’ and non-Teut. words has not yet been found; perhaps Ir. feraim, ‘I give,’ is allied.