Where does “brannvesen” come from?
brannvesen (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål vesen, from Low German wesen, from Middle Low German wēsen, from Old Saxon wesan, from Proto-West Germanic wesan, from Proto-Germanic *wesaną, from Proto-Indo-European wes- — to dress, clothe.
brannvesen (Norwegian Bokmål): fire brigade (UK), fire department (US)
Definitions
- fire brigade (UK), fire department (US)
Ancestry of “brannvesen”, step by step
brannvesen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål vesen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | vesen | a being, creature; nature, disposition; board,... |
| 2 | Low German | wesen | To be, to exist |
| 3 | Middle Low German | wēsen | to be |
| 4 | Old Saxon | wesan | to be |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | wesan | to be |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | *wesaną | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |
via Norwegian Bokmål brann
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | brann | fire; inflammation, burning pain, fever; past... |
| 2 | Old Norse | brandr | brand, firebrand; fire; sword |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brandaz | fire; flash; flame; burning; flaming; firebrand;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brinnaną | to burn, to be on fire |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |