Reconstruction:Latin/brandus

This Latin entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Frankish *brand (“fire, firebrand”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈbran.dus/, [ˈbran.dʊs]

(Vulgar) IPA^(key): /ˈβran.dus/, [ˈbran.dos]

Noun

*brandus m (genitive *brandī); second declension

(Vulgar Latin) fire, firebrand
(Vulgar Latin) flaming sword, sword

Inflection

Second declension.

Italo-Western declension of *brandus
Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	*brándọs	*brándi
genitive	*brándi	*brandọ́rọ
dative	*brándọ	*brándis
accusative-ablative	*brándọ	*brándọs

Derived terms

Medieval Latin: brandō (possibly from Frankish variant *brandō)

Descendants

Old French: branc, brant, brand, brank
- Middle French: brand
  - French: brand (archaic)
- ⇒ Old French: brandeler
  - Middle French: bransler
    - French: branler
  - Walloon: branler
Italian: brando
Old Occitan: brand
- Occitan: bran
- Catalan: bran, brand
- ⇒ Old Occitan: brandar
  - Occitan: brandar
  - Catalan: brandar
⇒ Vulgar Latin: *brandiō
- Old French: brandir
  - Middle French: brandir
    - French: brandir
  - → Middle English: braundisen, braundishen
    - English: brandish
- Italian: brandire
- Portuguese: brandir
- Old Occitan: brandir
  - Occitan: brandir
  - Catalan: brandir