Where does “brydgrome” come from?
brydgrome (Middle English) comes from Middle English bridegome, from Old English brȳdguma, from Proto-West Germanic *brūdigumō, from Proto-Germanic brūdigumô, from Proto-Germanic gumô, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰm̥mō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm.
brydgrome (Middle English): Alternative form of bridegome
Definitions
- Alternative form of bridegome
Ancestry of “brydgrome”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | bridegome | A groom; a man recently married or to be married;... |
| 2 | Old English | brȳdguma | bridegroom |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *brūdigumō | bridegroom, husband of the bride |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | brūdigumô | bridegroom, husband of the bride |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gumô | man |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰǵʰm̥mō | earthling, human |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰéǵʰōm | earth |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōm | emphatic suffix or postpositive particle |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -mi | — |