*brandaz

Runic: ᛒᚱᚨᚾᛞᚨᛉ Pronunciation: /ˈbrɑn.dɑz/

noun · masculine · a-stem

Meanings

fire; flame
flash
burning, flaming
firebrand, torch
sword

Etymology

From pre-Germanic *bʰron-tó-s, an o-grade form of Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenw-, a nasal infix present of *bʰrewh₁- (‘to boil, brew’) with a tó-extension (forms deverbal adjectives). Ultimately from root *bʰer- (‘to boil’). Related to *brinnaną (‘to burn’).

Declension

Case	Singular	Plural
Nom.	brandaz	brandōz, brandōs
Acc.	brandą	brandanz
Gen.	brandas, brandis	brandǫ̂
Dat.	brandai	brandamaz
Inst.	brandō	brandamiz
Voc.	brand	brandōz, brandōs

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Descendants

*brand (Proto-West Germanic)
- *brant (Old Dutch)
  - brant (Middle Dutch)
    - brandj (Limburgish)
*brand (Proto-West Germanic)
- *brant (Old Dutch)
  - brant (Middle Dutch)
    - brand (Dutch)
      - brand (Afrikaans)
*brand (Proto-West Germanic)
- brand, brond (Old English)
  - brand, brond (Middle English)
    - brand (English)
    - brand (Scots)
*brand (Proto-West Germanic)
- brand, brond (Old Frisian)
  - Bround (Saterland Frisian)
  - brân (West Frisian)
*brand (Proto-West Germanic)
- brant, prant, brand, prand (Old High German)
  - brant (Middle High German)
    - Brånd (Bavarian)
    - Brand (German)
    - Brand (Luxembourgish)
*brand (Proto-West Germanic)
- brand (Old Saxon)
  - brant (Middle Low German)
    - Brand (Low German)
brandr (Old Norse)
- brandur (Faroese)
- brandur (Icelandic)
- brand, brann (Norwegian Bokmål)
- brann (Norwegian Nynorsk)
brandr (Old Norse)
- brand (Old Danish)
  - brand (Danish)
brandr (Old Norse)
- brander (Old Swedish)
  - brand (Swedish)
*(p)rāntē (Proto-Samic)

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