Where does “Braut” come from?

Braut (German) comes from Middle High German brūt, from Old High German brūt, from Proto-West Germanic *brūdi, from Proto-Germanic brūdiz — bride.

Braut (German): bride; a woman taking part in a marriage; a...

Definitions

  1. bride; a woman taking part in a marriage; a...

Ancestry of “Braut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbrūtconcubine
2Old High Germanbrūtdaughter-in-law, bride; bride
3Proto-West Germanic*brūdibride
4Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride
Every word from Proto-Germanic brūdizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *brūdiEvery word from Old High German brūt