Where does “forbrænding” come from?
forbrænding (Danish) comes from Danish forbrænde, from Danish brænde, from Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic brannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
forbrænding (Danish): combustion
Definitions
- combustion
Ancestry of “forbrænding”, step by step
forbrænding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish forbrænde
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | forbrænde | to burn |
| 2 | Danish | brænde | wood, firewood; to burn; to distill |
| 3 | Old Norse | brenna | to burn with a flame; to be consumed by 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 |
via Danish ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | ing | — |