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.
Brunilde (Italian): Brunhild valkyrie
Definitions
- Brunhild valkyrie
Ancestry of “Brunilde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Brunhilde | A shieldmaiden and valkyrie in Germanic mythology, a main character in the Nibelungenlied, Völsunga saga, and some poems of the Poetic Edda |
| 2 | Middle High German | Briunhilde | — |
| 3 | Old High German | Brunnīhilta | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *Brunnjuhildi | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Brunjōhildiz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | brunjǭ | breastplate |