Where does “Brandon” come from?
Brandon (Cebuano) comes from English Brandon, from Middle English Brandon, from Old English brōmdūn, from Old English brōm, from Proto-West Germanic *brām, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
Ancestry of “Brandon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Brandon | — |
| 2 | Middle English | Brandon | — |
| 3 | Old English | brōmdūn | — |
| 4 | Old English | brōm | brushwood; broom; broom shrub |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *brām | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrem- | to make noise |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |