Where does “Brandungswelle” come from?
Brandungswelle (German) comes from German Brandung, from Dutch branding, from Dutch branden, from Middle Dutch branden, from Middle Dutch -en, from Old Dutch -en, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
Brandungswelle (German): breaking wave, surf wave
Definitions
- breaking wave, surf wave
Ancestry of “Brandungswelle”, step by step
Brandungswelle traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Brandung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Brandung | surf, breakers |
| 2 | Dutch | branding | breakers (foaming waves), surf |
| 3 | Dutch | branden | to burn, to set aflame, to be alight; to be lit;... |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | branden | Synonym of bernen |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | -en | The ending of the infinitive form of verbs, used... |
| 6 | Old Dutch | -en | — |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German welle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | welle | inflection of wellen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wëlle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wella | source |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wallan | to well up, spring out, bubble forth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wallaną | to well up, spring out, bubble forth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |