Where does “brenne” come from?
brenne (Central Franconian) comes from Middle High German brennen, from Old High German brennen, from Proto-West Germanic brannijan, from Proto-Germanic brannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
brenne (Central Franconian): to burn
Definitions
- to burn
Ancestry of “brenne”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | brennen | — |
| 2 | Old High German | brennen | to burn |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | brannijan | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brannijaną | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |