Where does “bride-to-be” come from?
bride-to-be (English) comes from English to-be, from English to, from Middle English to, from Middle English tone, from Latin tonus, from Ancient Greek τόνος, from Proto-Hellenic tónos, from Proto-Indo-European tónos — to stretch, to extend.
bride-to-be (English): A woman who is soon to be married
Definitions
- A woman who is soon to be married
Ancestry of “bride-to-be”, step by step
bride-to-be traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English to-be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | to-be | The future, that which is to come |
| 2 | English | to | A particle used for marking the following verb as... |
| 3 | Middle English | to | toe; to; too |
| 4 | Middle English | tone | the one |
| 5 | Latin | tonus | The stretching or straining of a rope; A strain;... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | τόνος | rope, cord; chord; tone, note |
| 7 | Proto-Hellenic | tónos | rope, cord; tension |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | tónos | something stretched; chord, fiber, string |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ten- | to stretch, to extend |