Where does “Kornbrand” come from?
Kornbrand (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.
Kornbrand (German): cereal smut
Definitions
- cereal smut
Ancestry of “Kornbrand”, step by step
Kornbrand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German brand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | brand | fire, blaze destructive occurrence |
| 2 | English | brand | A conflagration; a flame; A piece of burning wood... |
| 3 | Danish | brand | fire; smut; brand |
| 4 | Old Danish | brand | fire |
| 5 | Old Norse | brandr | brand, firebrand; fire; sword |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brandaz | fire; flash; flame; burning; flaming; firebrand;... |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | brinnaną | to burn, to be on fire |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via German kôrn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | kôrn | kernel; single grain |
| 2 | Middle High German | korn | — |
| 3 | Old High German | korn | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | korn | corn, grain, cereal |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kurną | corn, grain, cereal |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nóm | grain |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵr̥h₂nós | matured, grown old |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵerh₂- | to grow old, to mature |