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Where does “bruta” come from?

bruta (Medieval Latin) comes from Old High German brūt, from Proto-West Germanic *brūdi, from Proto-Germanic brūdiz — bride.

bruta (Medieval Latin): nominative feminine singular of brūtus;...

Definitions

  1. nominative feminine singular of brūtus;...

Ancestry of “bruta”, step by step

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

Words derived from “bruta”

  • brute
  • brutish
  • brutishness
  • brut
  • brutishly
  • brutely
  • imbrute
  • brutelike
  • bruteness
  • brutify
  • brutism
  • imbrutement
  • brutist
  • brutes
  • unbrutish
  • unbrute
  • brut
  • abruti
  • abrutissime
  • abrutir
  • brute
  • abrutissant
  • bru
  • brut
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