Where does “bridesmaiding” come from?
bridesmaiding (English) comes from English bridesmaid, from English maid, from Middle English mayde, from English maiden, from Middle English mayden, from Old English mægden, from Proto-West Germanic magadīn, from Proto-West Germanic -īn — adjectival suffix.
bridesmaiding (English): Acting as bridesmaid at a wedding; present...
Definitions
- Acting as bridesmaid at a wedding; present...
Ancestry of “bridesmaiding”, step by step
bridesmaiding traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bridesmaid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bridesmaid | A woman who attends a bride during her wedding... |
| 2 | English | maid | A girl or an unmarried young woman; maiden; A... |
| 3 | Middle English | mayde | young woman |
| 4 | English | maiden | A girl or an unmarried young woman; A female... |
| 5 | Middle English | mayden | maiden |
| 6 | Old English | mægden | girl; virgin, young unmarried woman |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | magadīn | little girl |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | -īn | Creates adjectives from nouns with the sense... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | -īnaz | -en |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |
via English ing
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ing | A meadow, especially a low meadow near a river;... |
| 2 | Middle English | ing | — |
| 3 | Old English | ing | meadow, water meadow, ing |
| 4 | Old Norse | eng | meadow |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | angijō | A low lying meadow in a valley or near a river |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énkos | curve, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |