Where does “brennesle” come from?
brennesle (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål brenne, from Danish brænde, 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.
brennesle (Norwegian Bokmål): a stinging nettle
Ancestry of “brennesle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | brenne | to burn; to burn oneself; to roast |
| 2 | Danish | brænde | wood, firewood; to burn; to distill |
| 3 | Old Norse | brenna | to burn with a flame; to be consumed by fire;... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brannijaną | to cause to burn, to set on fire |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |