Where does “brandsår” come from?

brandsår (Danish) comes from Danish brand, 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.

brandsår (Danish): burn

Definitions

  1. burn

Ancestry of “brandsår”, step by step

brandsår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish brand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbrandfire; smut; brand
2Old Danishbrandfire
3Old Norsebrandrbrand, firebrand; fire; sword
4Proto-Germanicbrandazfire; flash; flame; burning; flaming; firebrand;...
5Proto-Germanicbrinnanąto burn, to be on fire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Danish sår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishsårwound; sore, worried, distressed; present tense...
2Old Norsesárlarge cask
3Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
4Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brinnaną →