Where does “Brautschatz” come from?

Brautschatz (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.

Brautschatz (German): dowry

Definitions

  1. dowry

Ancestry of “Brautschatz”, step by step

Brautschatz 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 schatz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschatztreasure
2Middle High Germanschaz—
3Old High Germanscaz—
4Proto-Germanic*skatt—
Every word from Proto-Germanic brūdiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brūdi →Every word from Old High German brūt →