Where does “bridewealth” come from?
bridewealth (English) comes from English wealth, from English -y, from Middle English -y, from Old English -iġ, from Proto-West Germanic -g, from Proto-Germanic -gaz, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.
bridewealth (English): Synonym of bride price
Definitions
- Synonym of bride price
Ancestry of “bridewealth”, step by step
bridewealth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English wealth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wealth | Riches; valuable material possessions; A great... |
| 2 | English | -y | Added to nouns and adjectives to form adjectives... |
| 3 | Middle English | -y | Designates an adjective, in many cases formed by... |
| 4 | Old English | -iġ | -y, -ic |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | -g | Forms adjectives from nouns and verbs with a... |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -gaz | -y |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ḱos | -y, -ic |