Where does “brandblusser” come from?

brandblusser (Dutch) comes from Dutch brand, from Dutch kogel, from German Kugel, from Proto-Germanic kuggilaz, from Proto-Germanic kuggǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gewgʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European gēw- — to bend, arch.

brandblusser (Dutch): fire extinguisher

Definitions

  1. fire extinguisher

Ancestry of “brandblusser”, step by step

brandblusser traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch brand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchbranddestructive, catastrophic fire
2Dutchkogelprojectile: bullet, shot; sphere, ball-shaped...
3GermanKugelball; bullet, projectile; round, cartridge,...
4Proto-Germanickuggilazknobbed instrument
5Proto-Germanickuggǭcog, swelling
6Proto-Indo-Europeangewgʰ-swelling, bow
7Proto-Indo-Europeangēw-to bend, arch

via Dutch blusser

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchblusserOne who extinguished fires, an extinguisher
2Dutch-erForms agent nouns from verbs; Forms nouns for a...
3Old Dutch-āri—
4Proto-Germanic-ārijaz-er
5Latin-āriuser
6Proto-Italic*-āziosForms relational adjectives to nouns (and rarely numerals)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gēw- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gewgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kuggǭ →