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Where does “Steppenwaran” come from?

Steppenwaran (German) comes from German Waran, 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.

Steppenwaran (German): savannah monitor, a species of monitor lizard

Definitions

  1. savannah monitor, a species of monitor lizard

Ancestry of “Steppenwaran”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWaranmonitor lizard
2EnglishwarrantAuthorization or certification; a sanction, as...
3Middle Englishwarantprotector; guard, shield, protection
4Anglo-Norman Frenchwarrant—
5Frankishwaranda warrant
6Frankishwarjanto fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,...
7Proto-West Germanicwaʀjanto clothe
8Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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