Brandschatz
German (Berlin)
noun
Definitions
- the exaction of tribute from a city under the threat of setting fire to it; sum paid by a city in wartime to avoid looting and pillaging (Grimm: exactio tributi sub incendii comminatione)
Etymology
Compound from German Brand (fire, arson, burning, conflagration, burn) + German schatz (treasure).
Origin
German (Berlin)
schatz
Gloss
treasure
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Brand German
- Brandanschlag German
- Brandbeschleuniger German
- Brandbombe German
- Brandbrief German
- Brandflasche German
- Brandholz German
- Brandmunition German
- Brandopfer German
- Brandschatzung German
- Brandwaffe German
- Gefrierbrand German
- Milzbrand German
- Sonnenbrand German
- Waldbrand German
- Weinbrand German
- Wundbrand German
- brandaktuell German
- brandgefährlich German
- schatz German
- brant Old High German