brandweer

Afrikaans

noun
Definitions
  • fire department

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch, Flemish brandweer (fire department, fire brigade, firefighting) derived from German Feuerwehr (fire brigade, fire department) compound from Dutch, Flemish brand (fire, conflagration) + Dutch, Flemish weer (weather, again, back, defence, man, were, counter, unweather, resistance, defense, against).

Origin

Dutch (Brabantic)

weer

Gloss

weather, again, back, defence, man, were, counter, unweather, resistance, defense, against

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

男, 夫, 士

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