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Brandstifter
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German
Etymology
de gmw-cfr
16th century, from de Brand fire stiften to bring about -er agentive suffix agent noun. The formation appears to be of Lower Rhine Lower Rhenish origin, being first attested as Ripuarian gmw-cfr brant stichter (1507) and de nl brandstichter brandtstichter (1542), both with the development ft > cht (as in de Nichte etc.).
Pronunciation
de /ˈbrantˌʃtɪftər/ [ˈbʁan(t)ˌʃtɪf.tɐ]
de De-Brandstifter.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Brand stif ter
Noun
m in
arsonist person who has committed the act of arson
Declension
m
Hyponyms
de Serienbrandstifter
Related terms
de Brandstiftung
Descendants
da brandstifter 1
lb Brandstëfter 1
sv brandstiftare 1 dated
Further reading
“Brandstifter” in de Deutsches Wörterbuch Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, Neubearbeitung (A–F).
de People Fire Crime