Where does “warjand” come from?
warjand (Frankish) comes from Frankish warjan, from Proto-West Germanic waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
warjand (Frankish): a warrant
Ancestry of “warjand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Frankish | warjan | to fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,... |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | waʀjan | to clothe |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “warjand”