garou
French
noun
Definitions
- (archaic) werewolf
- (in combination) were-. Used like a suffix.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle French garou inherited from Old French garoul derived from Frankish *werawulf.
Origin
Frankish
*werawulf
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- wer English
- werewolf English
- werewolfdom English
- werewolfery English
- werewolfess English
- werewolfish English
- werewolfism English
- werewolfy English
- wolf English
- phoque French
- phoque-garou French
- werwolf Middle English
- garoul Old French
- leu garoul Old French
- garou Middle French
- *werawulf Frankish