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Where does “brandaz” come from?

brandaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic brinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

brandaz (Proto-Germanic): fire; flash; flame; burning; flaming; firebrand;...

Definitions

  1. fire; flash; flame; burning; flaming; firebrand;...

Ancestry of “brandaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbrinnanąto burn, to be on fire
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

Words derived from “brandaz”

  • brand
  • Brenda
  • bran
  • brindled
  • intrabrand
  • rebrand
  • brandling
  • brander
  • branle
  • multibrand
  • brinded
  • subbrand
  • branny
  • megabrand
  • nonbrand
  • superbrand
  • brandable
  • brandmark
  • cobrand
  • brandless
  • branlike
  • misbrand
  • brandeth
  • brandest
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