Where does “brannsår” come from?

brannsår (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål brann, from Old Norse brandr, from Proto-Germanic brandaz, from Proto-Germanic brinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

brannsår (Norwegian Bokmål): a burn

Definitions

  1. a burn

Ancestry of “brannsår”, step by step

brannsår traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål brann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbrannfire; inflammation, burning pain, fever; past...
2Old Norsebrandrbrand, firebrand; fire; sword
3Proto-Germanicbrandazfire; flash; flame; burning; flaming; firebrand;...
4Proto-Germanicbrinnanąto burn, to be on fire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Norwegian Bokmål sår

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålsårsore; a wound; imperative of såre
2Old Norsesárlarge cask
3Proto-Germanicsairąwound; sore
4Proto-Germanicsairazsore, painful
5Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂yro-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₂y-to bind; to be fierce, afflict; to tie, bind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brinnaną →