Where does “brandhaard” come from?
brandhaard (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.
brandhaard (Dutch): seat of a fire
Definitions
- seat of a fire
Ancestry of “brandhaard”, step by step
brandhaard traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch brand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | brand | destructive, catastrophic fire |
| 2 | Dutch | kogel | projectile: bullet, shot; sphere, ball-shaped... |
| 3 | German | Kugel | ball; bullet, projectile; round, cartridge,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kuggilaz | knobbed instrument |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kuggǭ | cog, swelling |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gewgʰ- | swelling, bow |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | gēw- | to bend, arch |
via Dutch haard
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | haard | A hearth; A fireplace; A place where a disease or... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | hert | deer; hearth, fireplace |
| 3 | Old Dutch | herth | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | herþ | hearth, fireplace |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | herþaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kérh₃-to-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kerh₃- | to burn; to praise; to burn; fire, heat |