Where does “brandrisk” come from?
brandrisk (Swedish) comes from Swedish brand, from Old Swedish brander, from Old Norse brandr, from Proto-Germanic brandaz, from Proto-Germanic brinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.
brandrisk (Swedish): risk of fire
Definitions
- risk of fire
Ancestry of “brandrisk”, step by step
brandrisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish brand
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | brand | accidental, uncontrollable fire, conflagration |
| 2 | Old Swedish | brander | fire, conflagration; sword |
| 3 | Old Norse | brandr | brand, firebrand; fire; sword |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brandaz | fire; flash; flame; burning; flaming; firebrand;... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | brinnaną | to burn, to be on fire |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |
via Swedish risk
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | risk | risk |
| 2 | French | risqué | risky; risque, risqué; past participle of risquer |
| 3 | Middle French | risque | — |
| 4 | Italian | rischiare | to risk, take the plunge |
| 5 | Italian | -are | Used, with a stem, to form the infinitive of most... |
| 6 | Latin | -ō | suffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |