Where does “Brautführer” come from?

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

Brautführer (German): bridesman, best man

Definitions

  1. bridesman, best man

Ancestry of “Brautführer”, step by step

Brautführer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German braut

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbrautinflection of brauen: ## third-person singular...
2Middle High Germanbrūtconcubine
3Old High Germanbrūtdaughter-in-law, bride; bride
4Proto-West Germanic*brūdibride
5Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride

via German Führer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFühreragent noun of führen
2Middle High Germanfüerer—
3Old High Germanfôrari—
Every word from Proto-Germanic brūdiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brūdi →Every word from Old High German brūt →