Brand
/brænd/noun
A type of product manufactured by a particular company under a particular name.
Did you know?Originally, 'brand' referred to a firebrand or a piece of burning wood, symbolizing the practice of marking livestock with a hot iron.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷher-
“To heat, warm, or burn”
Old English
English
brand
“A burning piece of wood, a torch”
Middle English
English
brande
“A firebrand or mark left by burning”
14th Century
English
brand
“A mark of ownership made by burning”
Modern English
English
Brand
“A name or trademark associated with a product”