Where does “Brennnessel” come from?
Brennnessel (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.
Brennnessel (German): nettle; stinging nettle, "Urtica dioica"
Definitions
- nettle; stinging nettle, "Urtica dioica"
Ancestry of “Brennnessel”, step by step
Brennnessel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Brennen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
via German Nessel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Nessel | nettle; muslin |
| 2 | Middle High German | nezzel | — |
| 3 | Hungarian | -jél | The long form of the second-person singular... |
| 4 | Hungarian | -él | Added to a verb to form a noun; Added to a verb... |
| 5 | Hungarian | -é- | — |
| 6 | Hungarian | -d | your; Used in the second-person singular definite... |
| 7 | Middle Welsh | -nt | 3rd person plural verb ending |