Where does “barántúlacht” come from?
barántúlacht (Irish) comes from Irish barántúil, 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 — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
barántúlacht (Irish): authenticity
Ancestry of “barántúlacht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | barántúil | trustworthy; authentic |
| 2 | Middle Irish | barántamail | authoritative, trustworthy |
| 3 | Middle Irish | baránta | warrant, authority, guarantee; guarantor, surety |
| 4 | Old French | warand | — |
| 5 | Old French | garant | guaranty; assurance; witness; protector |
| 6 | Frankish | warand | a warrant |
| 7 | Frankish | warjan | to fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | waʀjan | to clothe |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |