Where does “branding” come from?
branding (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch branding, from Dutch branden, from Middle Dutch branden, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
branding (Afrikaans): breakers, surf
Definitions
- breakers, surf
Ancestry of “branding”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | branding | breakers (foaming waves), surf |
| 2 | Dutch | branden | to burn, to set aflame, to be alight; to be lit;... |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | branden | Synonym of bernen |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 5 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |