Where does “baránta” come from?
baránta (Middle Irish) comes from Old French warand, from Old French garant, from Frankish warand, from Frankish warjan, from Proto-West Germanic waʀjan, from Proto-Germanic warjaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
baránta (Middle Irish): warrant, authority, guarantee; guarantor, surety
Definitions
- warrant, authority, guarantee; guarantor, surety
Ancestry of “baránta”, step by step
baránta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old French warand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | warand | — |
| 2 | Old French | garant | guaranty; assurance; witness; protector |
| 3 | Frankish | warand | a warrant |
| 4 | Frankish | warjan | to fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | waʀjan | to clothe |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | warjaną | to ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Old Northern French warant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Northern French | warant | — |