Where does “brennen” come from?
brennen (Middle English) comes from Old Norse brenna, from Proto-Germanic brannijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
brennen (Middle English): to burn
Definitions
- to burn
Ancestry of “brennen”, step by step
brennen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse brenna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | brenna | to burn with a flame; to be consumed by fire;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | brannijaną | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |