Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗The male ruler of a barony. · A male member of the lowest rank of English nobility (the equivalent rank in Scotland is lord). · A person of great power in society, especially in business and politics. · A prisoner who gains power and influence by lending or selling goods such as tobacco.
From Middle English baroun, from Old French baron, from Latin barōnem, from Proto-West Germanic *barō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear”). Cognate with Old High German *baro (“human being, man, freeman”), Old English bora (“a man who bears responsibility, one who is in charge, a ruler”), and perhaps to Old English beorn (“man, warrior”). Used in early Germanic law in the sense of "man, human being". A Celtic origin has also been suggested; see the quote under sense 3 of Latin barō. However, the OED takes the hypothetical Proto-Celtic *bar- (“hero”) to be a figment.
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- Inherited-form mentionbarounenm
- Derivation mentionbaronfro
- Derivation mentionbarola
- Derivation mention*barōgmw-pro
- Derivation mention*bʰer-ine-pro · to bear
- Cognate mention*barogoh · human being, man, freeman
- Cognate mentionboraang · a man who bears responsibility, one who is in charge, a ruler
- Cognate mentionbeornang · man, warrior
- Cognate mention*bar-cel-pro
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