Reconstruction:Old Dutch/brant

This Old Dutch 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.

Old Dutch

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *brand, from Proto-Germanic *brandaz.

Noun

*brant m

1. fire
2. land cleaned of vegetation by a fire
3. sword

Inflection

Declension of *brant (masculine a-stem noun)

case	singular	plural
nominative	*brant	*branda
accusative	*brant	*branda
genitive	*brandes	*brando
dative	*brande	*brandon

Derived terms

• brandlaca (“a placename”)
• *Hildibrand (“a personal name”)
• *Īsbrand (“a personal name”)
• *Wīgbrand (“a personal name”)

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: brant
  • Dutch: brand
    • Afrikaans: brand
  • Limburgish: brandj

References

“brant”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012