Where does “barántas” come from?
barántas (Irish) comes from Middle Irish barántas, 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.
barántas (Irish): warrant; warranty, authority
Definitions
- warrant; warranty, authority
Ancestry of “barántas”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Irish | barántas | authority, command |
| 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 |