Where does “importbruidegom” come from?
importbruidegom (Dutch) comes from Dutch import, from English import, from Middle English importen, from Old French emporter, from Latin importō, from Latin īn-, from Latin în, from Latin en — in.
importbruidegom (Dutch): mail-order bridegroom
Definitions
- mail-order bridegroom
Ancestry of “importbruidegom”, step by step
importbruidegom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch import
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | import | Geographical import; A person or people who... |
| 2 | English | import | Something brought in from an exterior source,... |
| 3 | Middle English | importen | — |
| 4 | Old French | emporter | — |
| 5 | Latin | importō | to bring, carry or convey into; bring in from abroad, import |
| 6 | Latin | īn- | un-, non-, not |
| 7 | Latin | în | in, at, on, upon, from (space) |
| 8 | Latin | en | lookǃ beholdǃ; reallyǃ?; come onǃ |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | en | in |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
via Dutch bruidegom
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bruidegom | bridegroom |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | brudegōme | — |
| 3 | Old Dutch | brūdigomo | bridegroom |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brūdigumô | bridegroom, husband of the bride |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gumô | man |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰm̥mō | earthling, human |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |