Where does “brand” come from?

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

brand (Proto-West Germanic): fire, flame

Definitions

  1. fire, flame

Ancestry of “brand”, step by step

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

Words derived from “brand”

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