Where does “bridegroomship” come from?

bridegroomship (English) comes from English ship, from English relationship, from English relation, from Middle English relacion, from Old French relacion, from Latin relātiō, from Latin referō, from Latin rĕ- — passed , crossed.

bridegroomship (English): The role or status of bridegroom

Definitions

  1. The role or status of bridegroom

Ancestry of “bridegroomship”, step by step

bridegroomship traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ship

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshipA water-borne vessel generally larger than a...
2EnglishrelationshipConnection or association; the condition of being...
3EnglishrelationThe manner in which two things may be associated;...
4Middle Englishrelacion
5Old Frenchrelacion
6Latinrelātiōcarrying or bringing back
7Latinreferōto bear, bring, drive, or carry back, off, or away
8Latinrĕ-back, backwards
9Latinprōdūcōto lead or bring forth, forward or out
10Latinprō-forward direction, forward movement
11Proto-Italic*pro-pro- see the Latin entry for further meanings
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
13Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via English bridegroom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbridegroomA man in the context of his own wedding; one who...
2Middle EnglishbrydgromeAlternative form of bridegome
3Middle EnglishbridegomeA groom; a man recently married or to be married;...
4Old Englishbrȳdgumabridegroom
5Proto-West Germanic*brūdigumōbridegroom, husband of the bride
6Proto-Germanicbrūdigumôbridegroom, husband of the bride
7Proto-Germanicgumôman
8Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰm̥mōearthling, human
9Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
10Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
11Proto-Indo-European-mi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin rĕ-