Where does “bryd” come from?

bryd (Middle English) comes from Middle English bride, from Old English brȳd, from Proto-West Germanic *brūdi, from Proto-Germanic brūdiz — bride.

bryd (Middle English): Alternative form of bride; Alternative spelling...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of bride; Alternative spelling...

Ancestry of “bryd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishbridea bride; a woman recently married or to be...
2Old Englishbrȳdbride
3Proto-West Germanic*brūdibride
4Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride
Every word from Proto-Germanic brūdiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *brūdi →Every word from Old English brȳd →