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Where does “brúður” come from?

brúður (Faroese) comes from Old Norse brúðr, from Proto-Germanic brūdiz — bride.

brúður (Faroese): bride; woman; genus in the rose family

Definitions

  1. bride; woman; genus in the rose family

Ancestry of “brúður”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrúðra bride
2Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride

Words derived from “brúður”

  • fjallabrúður
  • brúðarvígsla
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