Where does “Serienbrandstiftung” come from?

Serienbrandstiftung (German) comes from German Brandstiftung, 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 — to bear, carry.

Serienbrandstiftung (German): serial arson

Definitions

  1. serial arson

Ancestry of “Serienbrandstiftung”, step by step

Serienbrandstiftung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Brandstiftung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBrandstiftungarson
2Germanbrandfire, blaze destructive occurrence
3EnglishbrandA conflagration; a flame; A piece of burning wood...
4Danishbrandfire; smut; brand
5Old Danishbrandfire
6Old Norsebrandrbrand, firebrand; fire; sword
7Proto-Germanicbrandazfire; flash; flame; burning; flaming; firebrand;...
8Proto-Germanicbrinnanąto burn, to be on fire
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
10Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via German Serie

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSerieseries
2Frenchsérieseries; television program
3Latinseriēsa row
4Latinserōto sow, plant
5Latinsēruslate, too late
6Proto-Italicswerjos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-yo-s
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswer-to ache; to fester; wound; injury
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-