Where does “warrantableness” come from?
warrantableness (English) comes from English warrantable, from English warrant, from Middle English warant, from Anglo-Norman French warrant, from Frankish warand, from Frankish warjan, from Proto-West Germanic waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic warjaną — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
warrantableness (English): The quality of being warrantable
Definitions
- The quality of being warrantable
Ancestry of “warrantableness”, step by step
warrantableness traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English warrantable
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | warrantable | Justifiable, just, proper; Authorized by warrant... |
| 2 | English | warrant | Authorization or certification; a sanction, as... |
| 3 | Middle English | warant | protector; guard, shield, protection |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman French | warrant | — |
| 5 | Frankish | warand | a warrant |
| 6 | Frankish | warjan | to fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,... |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | waʀjan | to clothe |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via English Ness
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ness | An Ulster princess and the mother of Conchobar mac Nessa and Findchoem in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology. Daughter of Eochaid Sálbuide. Also the mother of Cormac Cond Longas by incest with Conchobar mac Nessa |
| 2 | Middle English | nesse | — |
| 3 | Old English | næs | not, not at all; not; first/third-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | nasją | foothill; headland; cape |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | néh₂s | nose |