Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brandaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *bʰren- (“to seethe; spew forth; burn”). (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈbrɑn.dɑz/

Noun

*brandaz m

fire; flame
Synonyms: *laugiz (“flame”), *ailą, *ailidaz, *fōr, *uzjǭ
flash
Synonym: *blikǭ
burning, flaming
firebrand, torch
sword
Synonyms: see Thesaurus:gem-pro:swerdą

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *brandaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*brandaz	brandōz, brandōs
vocative	*brand	brandōz, brandōs
accusative	*brandą	*brandanz
genitive	brandas, brandis	*brandǫ̂
dative	*brandai	*brandamaz
instrumental	*brandō	*brandamiz

Related terms

Derived terms

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *brand
- Old English: brand, brond
  - Middle English: brand, brond
    - English: brand
    - Scots: brand
- Old Frisian: brand, brond
  - Saterland Frisian: Bround
  - West Frisian: brân
- Old Saxon: brand
  - Middle Low German: brant
    - German Low German: Brand
- Old Dutch: *brand
  - Middle Dutch: brant
    - Dutch: brand
    - Limburgish: brandj
- Old High German: brant
  - Middle High German: brant
    - German: Brand
    - Luxembourgish: Brand
- → Vulgar Latin: *brandus (see there for further descendants)
Old Norse: brandr
- Icelandic: brandur
- Faroese: brandur
- Norwegian Bokmål: brand, brann
- Norwegian Nynorsk: brann
- Old Swedish: brander
  - Swedish: brand
- Old Danish: brand
  - Danish: brand
→ Proto-Samic: *(p)rāntē (see there for further descendants)

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