warder
The origin and history of warder.
Etymology
From Middle English warder, wardere, in part perhaps carrying on Old English weardere ("one who holds a country; inhabitant"), from Proto-West Germanic *wardārī ("guard, follower, watchman, lookout"); equivalent to ward plus -er. Cognate with Dutch waarder ("inspector"), German Low German Wärder ("guard, watchman") and German Wärter ("guard, keeper, attendant").
