Where does “brännvin” come from?
brännvin (Swedish) comes from Swedish bränna, from Old Swedish brænna, 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.
brännvin (Swedish): any of a group of clear strong liquors, including...
Definitions
- any of a group of clear strong liquors, including...
Ancestry of “brännvin”, step by step
brännvin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bränna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bränna | fire; to overheat food; to heat the food until it... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | brænna | to cause to burn, to set fire upon |
| 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 |