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Where does “warand” come from?

warand (Old French) comes 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.

Ancestry of “warand”, step by step

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

Words derived from “warand”

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