Where does “brūt” come from?
brūt (Middle High German) comes from Old High German brūt, from Proto-West Germanic *brūdi, from Proto-Germanic brūdiz — bride.
brūt (Middle High German): concubine
Ancestry of “brūt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | brūt | daughter-in-law, bride; bride |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | *brūdi | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | brūdiz | bride |
Words derived from “brūt”