Where does “henkilöbrändi” come from?
henkilöbrändi (Finnish) comes from Finnish brandi, from English brand, from Danish brand, from Old Danish brand, from Old Norse brandr, from Proto-Germanic brandaz, from Proto-Germanic brinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- — to bear, carry.
henkilöbrändi (Finnish): personal brand
Definitions
- personal brand
Ancestry of “henkilöbrändi”, step by step
henkilöbrändi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish brandi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | brandi | A brand |
| 2 | English | brand | A conflagration; a flame; A piece of burning wood... |
| 3 | Danish | brand | fire; smut; brand |
| 4 | Old Danish | brand | fire |
| 5 | Old Norse | brandr | brand, firebrand; fire; sword |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brandaz | fire; flash; flame; burning; flaming; firebrand;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | brinnaną | to burn, to be on fire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |