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Where does “brant” come from?

brant (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic brand, from Proto-Germanic brandaz, from Proto-Germanic brinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

brant (Old High German): sword; fire, firebrand, burning iron

Definitions

  1. sword; fire, firebrand, burning iron

Ancestry of “brant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbrandfire, flame
2Proto-Germanicbrandazfire; flash; flame; burning; flaming; firebrand;...
3Proto-Germanicbrinnanąto burn, to be on fire
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “brant”

  • Sonnenbrand
  • Brandanschlag
  • brandgefährlich
  • Waldbrand
  • Gefrierbrand
  • Weinbrand
  • Brandstifter
  • Brandbombe
  • brandaktuell
  • Brandmunition
  • Brandbeschleuniger
  • Brandwaffe
  • Brand
  • Brand
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