Where does “mordbrand” come from?
mordbrand (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.
mordbrand (Swedish): arson; the crime of setting fire to something in order to cause damage
Definitions
- arson; the crime of setting fire to something in order to cause damage
Ancestry of “mordbrand”, step by step
mordbrand traces back through 3 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 mord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | mord | murder |
| 2 | Old Norse | morð | murder |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | murþą | death; killing, murder |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mr̥tós | dead; mortal |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | mer- | to die; to disappear; sea, lake, wetland |
via Old Swedish mordhbrander
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | mordhbrander | a murder caused by setting fire to a building |