Where does “barántaigh” come from?
barántaigh (Irish) comes from Irish baránta, 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.
barántaigh (Irish): warrant
Definitions
- warrant
Ancestry of “barántaigh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | baránta | warranty |
| 2 | Middle Irish | baránta | warrant, authority, guarantee; guarantor, surety |
| 3 | Old French | warand | — |
| 4 | Old French | garant | guaranty; assurance; witness; protector |
| 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 |