Vouch
/vaʊtʃ/noun
To support or confirm something by one’s testimony or guarantee.
Did you know?*Vouch* comes from Old French *voucher*, tied to Latin *vocare* “to call,” and in medieval law it could mean summoning someone to answer for a claim—language as a kind of verbal binding.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*wekw-
“to speak, call”
Latin
Latin
vocāre
“to call, summon”
Old French
Old French
voucher
“to call, summon; to warrant, support by testimony”
Middle English
English
vouchen
“to call upon; to guarantee, testify for”
Modern English
English
vouch
“to support or confirm by one’s word or testimony”