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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

  1. warrant, authority, guarantee; guarantor, surety

Ancestry of “baránta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchwarand—
2Old Frenchgarantguaranty; assurance; witness; protector
3Frankishwaranda warrant
4Frankishwarjanto fend off; to stop, thwart; to fend for,...
5Proto-West Germanicwaʀjanto clothe
6Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “baránta”

  • barántas
  • baránta
  • barántaigh
  • barántúil
  • barántúlacht
  • barrantachd
  • neuvarrantagh
  • barrantagh
  • barántas
  • barántamail
  • barántacht
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