Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brand

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brandaz.

Noun

*brand m

1. fire, flame

   Synonyms: *ail, *ailid, *fuir, *laugi

2. firebrand, torch

   Synonyms: *blasā, *fakkulā

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*brand
Genitive	*brandas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*brand	*brandō, *brandōs
Accusative	*brand	*brandā
Genitive	*brandas	*brandō
Dative	*brandē	*brandum
Instrumental	*brandu	*brandum

Descendants

• 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
      • Afrikaans: brand
    • Limburgish: brandj
• Old High German: brant
  • Middle High German: brant
    • German: Brand
    • Luxembourgish: Brand
• → Vulgar Latin: *brandus (see there for further descendants)