Where does “brand” come from?

brand (Danish) comes from Old Danish brand, from Old Norse brandr, from Proto-Germanic brandaz, from Proto-Germanic brinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

brand (Danish): fire; smut; brand

Definitions

  1. fire; smut; brand

Ancestry of “brand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishbrandfire
2Old Norsebrandrbrand, firebrand; fire; sword
3Proto-Germanicbrandazfire; flash; flame; burning; flaming; firebrand;...
4Proto-Germanicbrinnanąto burn, to be on fire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “brand”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brinnaną →