Where does “wedcast” come from?
wedcast (English) comes from English webcast, from English -cast, from English broadcast, from English broad, from German braut, from Middle High German brūt, from Old High German brūt, from Proto-West Germanic *brūdi — bride.
wedcast (English): A webcast of a wedding
Definitions
- A webcast of a wedding
Ancestry of “wedcast”, step by step
wedcast traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English webcast
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | webcast | A video and/or audio broadcast transmitted via... |
| 2 | English | -cast | Forming words for audiovisual content distributed... |
| 3 | English | broadcast | Cast or scattered widely in all directions; cast... |
| 4 | English | broad | Wide in extent or scope; Extended, in the sense... |
| 5 | German | braut | inflection of brauen: ## third-person singular... |
| 6 | Middle High German | brūt | concubine |
| 7 | Old High German | brūt | daughter-in-law, bride; bride |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *brūdi | bride |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | brūdiz | bride |
via English wedding
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | wedding | present participle of wed; Marriage ceremony;... |
| 2 | Middle English | weddynge | wedding |
| 3 | Old English | weddung | betrothal, espousal |
| 4 | Old English | weddian | to pledge, to promise; to betroth; to wed, to... |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | waddjōn | to wager, to pledge |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wadjōną | to wager, to pledge |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wadją | wager, stake, pledge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wedʰ- | to bind, to secure; to pledge, to guarantee; to... |