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Where does “Brunilde” come from?

Brunilde (Italian) comes from German Brunhilde, from Middle High German Briunhilde, from Old High German Brunnīhilta, from Proto-West Germanic *Brunnjuhildi, from Proto-Germanic Brunjōhildiz, from Proto-Germanic brunjǭ — breastplate.

Ancestry of “Brunilde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBrunhilde—
2Middle High GermanBriunhilde—
3Old High GermanBrunnīhilta—
4Proto-West Germanic*Brunnjuhildi—
5Proto-GermanicBrunjōhildiz—
6Proto-Germanicbrunjǭbreastplate
Every word from Proto-Germanic brunjǭ →