Where does “Brandflasche” come from?
Brandflasche (German) comes from German brand, 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.
Brandflasche (German): Molotov cocktail
Definitions
- Molotov cocktail
Ancestry of “Brandflasche”, step by step
Brandflasche traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via German flasche
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | flasche | bottle; flask; flagon |
| 2 | Middle High German | flasche | — |
| 3 | Old High German | flasca | Alternative form of flaska; flask; bottle, flask |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | flaskā | bottle, flask |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | flaskǭ | a plaiting-covered vessel; bottle, flask |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | flehtaną | to plait, to weave |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleḱ- | to fold, plait, weave |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pel- | to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold |