Where does “Flächenbrand” come from?

Flächenbrand (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.

Flächenbrand (German): conflagration

Definitions

  1. conflagration

Ancestry of “Flächenbrand”, step by step

Flächenbrand 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 fläche

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanflächesurface
2Middle High Germanvleche
3Old High Germanflahflat, smooth
4Proto-West Germanic*flak
5Proto-Germanicflakazflat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥kehflat surface
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-