Where does “ברענוואַרג” come from?

ברענוואַרג (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish ברענען, from Old High German brinnan, from Proto-West Germanic brinnan, from Proto-Germanic brinnaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰer- — to bear, carry.

ברענוואַרג (Yiddish): fuel, flammable material

Definitions

  1. fuel, flammable material

Ancestry of “ברענוואַרג”, step by step

ברענוואַרג traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Yiddish ברענען

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishברענעןto burn; to be on fire
2Old High Germanbrinnan
3Proto-West Germanicbrinnanto burn, to be on fire
4Proto-Germanicbrinnanąto burn, to be on fire
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰrewh₁-to boil; to brew
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰer-to bear, carry

via Yiddish ־וואַרג

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddish־וואַרגness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰrewh₁-Every word from Proto-Germanic brinnaną