Reconstruction:Old Dutch/brand

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

*brand m

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

Derived terms

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

Descendants

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

References

“brant”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012