An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/branden

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
branden
Friedrich Kluge2506418An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, B — branden1891John Francis Davis

branden, vb. ‘to surge,’ ModHG. only, from LG. and Du. branden, which is connected with Brand, and means lit. ‘to blaze, to move like flames’; from this Brandung is formed.