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

fire, flame
Synonyms: *ail, *ailid, *fuir, *laugi
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: *brant
- 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)