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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): inflection of brauen: ## third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of brauen: ## third-person singular...

Ancestry of “braut”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbrūtconcubine
2Old High Germanbrūtdaughter-in-law, bride; bride
3Proto-West Germanic*brūdi—
4Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride
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