Where does “Brauchtum” come from?
Brauchtum (German) comes from German -tum, from Middle High German -tuom, from Old High German -tuom, from Proto-Germanic -dōmaz, from Proto-Indo-European dʰóh₁mos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeh₁- — to do, put, place.
Brauchtum (German): the whole of a region’s or social group’s popular...
Definitions
- the whole of a region’s or social group’s popular...
Ancestry of “Brauchtum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | -tum | -dom |
| 2 | Middle High German | -tuom | — |
| 3 | Old High German | -tuom | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -dōmaz | Forms nouns denoting the condition or state of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰóh₁mos | that which is put, placed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeh₁- | to do, put, place |