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

brandaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic brinnaną

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

via Proto-Indo-European bʰrenu-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrenu-to seethe; spew forth; burn; to bubble forth;...

Words derived from “brandaz”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic brinnaną →