Where does “Schwarzbrennerei” come from?
Schwarzbrennerei (German) comes from German schwarzbrennen, 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 — he, she.
Schwarzbrennerei (German): moonshining
Definitions
- moonshining
Ancestry of “Schwarzbrennerei”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schwarzbrennen | to moonshine, to illegally distill alcohol |
| 2 | German | Brennen | stinging; burning; cauterization |
| 3 | Middle High German | brennen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | brennen | to burn |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | brannijan | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brannijaną | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 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 |