Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French garison ‎(“healing”), guarir ‎(“to defend, protect, give health to”), from Frankish *warjan ‎(“to defend, protect”), from Proto-Germanic *warjaną ‎(“to defend, guard”), from Proto-Indo-European *(e)werwǝ-, *wrū- ‎(“to cover, defend, guard”). Cognate with Old High German werien ‎(“to defend, protect”), Old English werian ‎(“to guard, keep, defend”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡeʁizɔ̃/