Where does “brúðkaupsnótt” come from?
brúðkaupsnótt (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic brúðkaup, 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-.
brúðkaupsnótt (Icelandic): wedding night
Definitions
- wedding night
Ancestry of “brúðkaupsnótt”, step by step
brúðkaupsnótt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic brúðkaup
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | brúðkaup | wedding |
| 2 | Icelandic | kaup | trade, business, dealings, deal; the act of... |
| 3 | Old Norse | kaup | purchase |
| 4 | Old Norse | kaupa | to buy |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | kaupōną | to buy; trade |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | kaupô | innkeeper; merchant |
| 7 | Latin | caupo | Tradesman; Innkeeper, shopkeeper |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kaup- | — |