brand

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • accidental, uncontrollable fire, conflagration

Etymology

Inherited from Old Swedish brander inherited from Old Norse brandr (sword, fire, firebrand, sword blade) inherited from Proto-Germanic *brandaz (sword, firebrand, torch, flame, burning, flash, fire-brand, flaming, flaming sword, fire) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenu- (burn, spew forth, brew, bubble forth, fire).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰrenu-

Gloss

burn, spew forth, brew, bubble forth, fire

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

Emoji
🔥

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