Interesting!

I never thought about this before.  How often do you say you can "vouch" for something?  I was just commenting on a girlfriend's blog, saying that I could "vouch" for her delicious Deviled Egg Chicken Salad, (seriously - it was bomb-squad) and I had one of those "huh...that's a funny word" types of moments.

What does it mean to vouch?  My guess was it's something like, to support, back up, certify...something along those lines.

Then, I thought..."Dude!  I'll bet the word "voucher" is totally derived from the word "vouch""!

Well, after a friendly visit to my best friend, Dictionary.com, I learned that I was correct:

vouch

verb (used without object)

1.  to support as being true, certain, reliable, etc. (usually followed by for ): Her record in office vouches for her integrity.

2.  to attest; guarantee; certify (usually followed by for ): to vouch for someone in a business transaction.

vouch·er

noun

1.  a person or thing that vouches.

2.  a document, receipt, stamp, or the like, that gives evidence of an expenditure.

3.  a form authorizing a disbursement of cash or a credit against a purchase or expense to be made in the future.

4.  written authorization; credential.

5.  a piece of evidence or proof.

Interesting!  I've never thought about it before.  I feel like a genius for figuring that out on my own =)