Where does “Brennholz” come from?
Brennholz (German) comes from German Brennen, from Middle High German brennen, from Old High German brennen, from Proto-West Germanic brannijan, from Proto-Germanic brannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé- — he, she.
Brennholz (German): firewood
Ancestry of “Brennholz”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Brennen | stinging; burning; cauterization |
| 2 | Middle High German | brennen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | brennen | to burn |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | brannijan | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brannijaną | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 9 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |