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Where does “barántúil” come from?

barántúil (Irish) comes from Middle Irish barántamail, from Middle Irish baránta, from Old French warand, from Old French garant, from Frankish warand, from Frankish warjan, from Proto-West Germanic waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic warjaną — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

barántúil (Irish): trustworthy; authentic

Definitions

  1. trustworthy; authentic

Ancestry of “barántúil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishbarántamailauthoritative, trustworthy
2Middle Irishbarántawarrant, authority, guarantee; guarantor, surety
3Old Frenchwarand—
4Old Frenchgarantguaranty; assurance; witness; protector
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

Words derived from “barántúil”

  • barántúlacht
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