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Where does “Bräutigam” come from?

Bräutigam (German) comes from Middle High German briutegome, from Old High German brūtigomo, from Proto-Germanic brūdigumô, from Proto-Germanic gumô, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰm̥mō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

Bräutigam (German): bridegroom

Definitions

  1. bridegroom

Ancestry of “Bräutigam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbriutegome—
2Old High Germanbrūtigomo—
3Proto-Germanicbrūdigumôbridegroom, husband of the bride
4Proto-Germanicgumôman
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰm̥mōearthling, human
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
7Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
8Proto-Indo-European-mi—
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