ON. branda adj. “lofty, noble, fine”

ON. branda adj. “lofty, noble, fine”

Reference ✧ Ety/BARÁD ✧ “lofty, noble, fine”

Derivations

• < ᴹ✶b’randā “lofty, noble, fine” ✧ Ety/BARÁD
  • < ᴹ√BARAD “*lofty, noble” ✧ Ety/BARÁD (BARÁD)
    • < ᴹ√BAR “raise; uplift, save, rescue(?)” ✧ Ety/BAR

Derivatives

• > N. brann “lofty, noble, fine; high” ✧ Ety/BARÁD
  • ⇒ 4 compounds

Phonetic Developments

ᴹ✶b’randā > branda

[barándā] > [brandā] > [branda]

✧ Ety/BARÁD