Where does “brúðkaup” come from?

brúðkaup (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic kaup, from Old Norse kaup, from Old Norse kaupa, from Proto-Germanic kaupōną, from Proto-Germanic kaupô, from Latin caupo, from Proto-Indo-European kaup-.

brúðkaup (Icelandic): wedding

Definitions

  1. wedding

Ancestry of “brúðkaup”, step by step

brúðkaup traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic kaup

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandickauptrade, business, dealings, deal; the act of...
2Old Norsekauppurchase
3Old Norsekaupato buy
4Proto-Germanickaupōnąto buy; trade
5Proto-Germanickaupôinnkeeper; merchant
6LatincaupoTradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper
7Proto-Indo-Europeankaup-—

via Icelandic brúður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicbrúðurbride; inflection of brúða: ## indefinite...
2Old Norsebrúðra bride
3Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride

Words derived from “brúðkaup”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kaup- →Every word from Latin caupo →Every word from Proto-Germanic kaupô →