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Where does “Brand” come from?

Brand (German) comes from Old High German brant, from Proto-West Germanic brand, from Proto-Germanic brandaz, from Proto-Germanic brinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

Brand (German): fire, blaze; hell; distillation, brandy

Definitions

  1. fire, blaze; hell; distillation, brandy

Ancestry of “Brand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbrantsword; fire, firebrand, burning iron
2Proto-West Germanicbrandfire, flame
3Proto-Germanicbrandazfire; flash; flame; burning; flaming; firebrand;...
4Proto-Germanicbrinnanąto burn, to be on fire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “Brand”

  • Sonnenbrand
  • Brandanschlag
  • brandgefährlich
  • Waldbrand
  • Gefrierbrand
  • Brandstifter
  • Brandbombe
  • brandaktuell
  • Brandmunition
  • Brandbeschleuniger
  • Brandwaffe
  • Weinbrand
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