brand
Old English
noun
Definitions
- firebrand; torch
- a sword (poetic)
Etymology
Inherited from *brand inherited from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (sword, firebrand, torch, flame, burning, flash, fire-brand, flaming, flaming sword, fire).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*brandaz
Gloss
sword, firebrand, torch, flame, burning, flash, fire-brand, flaming, flaming sword, fire
Concept
Semantic Field
Warfare and hunting
Ontological Category
Person/Thing
Kanji
火
Emoji
⚔️ 🤺
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- brand English
- brandish English
- brandisher English
- brandishest English
- brandisheth English
- brandishment English
- brant English
- *brandus Latin
- Brandulfi Latin
- brand French
- *bʰrenu- Proto-Indo-European
- *brandaz Proto-Germanic
- brand Middle English
- braundishen Middle English
- brandgás Old Norse
- brandr Old Norse
- branc Old French
- brant Old High German
- brand Middle French
- *brand gmw-pro
- *brand Old Dutch
- *brand Frankish