Where does “brandgefährlich” come from?
brandgefährlich (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.
brandgefährlich (German): fire hazard
Definitions
- fire hazard
Ancestry of “brandgefährlich”, step by step
brandgefährlich 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 gefährlich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | gefährlich | dangerous |
| 2 | German | gefahr | danger, hazard, peril, risk |
| 3 | Middle High German | gevāre | danger |
| 4 | Old High German | fāra | ambush, danger, deceit |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fērō | danger |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |