Where does “Brandschaden” come from?

Brandschaden (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.

Brandschaden (German): fire damage, fire loss

Definitions

  1. fire damage, fire loss

Ancestry of “Brandschaden”, step by step

Brandschaden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German brand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrandfire, blaze destructive occurrence
2EnglishbrandA conflagration; a flame; A piece of burning wood...
3Danishbrandfire; smut; brand
4Old Danishbrandfire
5Old Norsebrandrbrand, firebrand; fire; sword
6Proto-Germanicbrandazfire; flash; flame; burning; flaming; firebrand;...
7Proto-Germanicbrinnanąto burn, to be on fire
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via German schaden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschadento hurt, to be harmful; to damage, to harm, to...
2Middle High Germanschaden
3Old High Germanscadōn
4Proto-Germanicskaþōnąto injure, harm, damage
5Proto-Germanicskaþôdamage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer
6Proto-Indo-Europeansket-to injure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic brinnaną