Where does “barons” come from?

barons (Catalan) comes from Catalan baró, from Latin barō, from Proto-West Germanic *barō — man.

barons (Catalan): plural of baró

Definitions

  1. plural of baró

Ancestry of “barons”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanbaróbaron
2Latinbarōsimpleton, dunce, lout
3Proto-West Germanic*barōman
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *barō →Every word from Latin barō →Every word from Catalan baró →