Warned
/wɔːrnd/noun
Past tense and past participle of warn: to tell someone about danger or a problem.
Did you know?Warn is ultimately from a Germanic root meaning “to guard” or “cover,” so the word began as protection, not prophecy.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Germanic
PGmc
*warjaną
“to protect, defend, cover”
Old English
OE
warnian
“to take heed, beware; later, to give warning”
Middle English
ME
warnen
“to caution, notify of danger”
Modern English
English
warn
“to notify someone of danger, harm, or a coming problem”
Modern English
English
warned
“past tense / past participle of warn”