Where does “Brandbekämpfung” come from?
Brandbekämpfung (German) comes from German Bekämpfung, from German bekämpfen, from German kämpfen, from Middle High German kempfen, from Old High German kempfan, from Proto-West Germanic kampijan, from Latin campus, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂emp- — to bend, to curve.
Brandbekämpfung (German): firefighting
Definitions
- firefighting
Ancestry of “Brandbekämpfung”, step by step
Brandbekämpfung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Bekämpfung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Bekämpfung | combat, fight, battle |
| 2 | German | bekämpfen | to fight (against something), to combat |
| 3 | German | kämpfen | to fight, to struggle |
| 4 | Middle High German | kempfen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | kempfan | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kampijan | to battle; to campaign |
| 7 | Latin | campus | Open flat level ground: a plain, a natural field;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂emp- | to bend; crooked; to bend, curve |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kh₂em- | to bend, to curve |
via German brand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | brand | fire, blaze destructive occurrence |
| 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 |