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

  1. risk of fire

Ancestry of “brandrisk”, step by step

brandrisk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish brand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrandaccidental, uncontrollable fire, conflagration
2Old Swedishbranderfire, conflagration; sword
3Old Norsebrandrbrand, firebrand; fire; sword
4Proto-Germanicbrandazfire; flash; flame; burning; flaming; firebrand;...
5Proto-Germanicbrinnanąto burn, to be on fire
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Swedish risk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishriskrisk
2Frenchrisquérisky; risque, risqué; past participle of risquer
3Middle Frenchrisque
4Italianrischiareto risk, take the plunge
5Italian-areUsed, with a stem, to form the infinitive of most...
6Latinsuffixed to nouns or adjectives. Originally a-stem nouns. Later extended to nouns with other stems. Forms regular first-conjugation verbs
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanDerives nouns from roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-