vouch

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | 473 words | Copyright

vouch cite as witness XIV; guarantee the truth of XVI; be surety or witness for XVII. — OF. vo(u)cher summon, invoke, claim, obscurely repr. L. vocāre call.
So voucher summoning of a person into court to prove a title XVI; piece of evidence, esp. written XVII. — AN. sb. use of OF. inf. voucher; see -ER5. vouchsafe confer, bestow, esp. in condescension; show a gracious willingness XIV. orig. as two words, f. VOUCH warrant + SAFE, adj. in predic. use.

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