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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishBrandonfrom any of several places of that name
2Middle EnglishBrandon—
3Old Englishbrōmdūn—
4Old Englishbrōmbrushwood; broom; broom shrub
5Proto-West Germanic*brāmblackberry, bramble
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrem-to make noise
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrem- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brām →
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