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Where does “briutegome” come from?

briutegome (Middle High German) comes from Old High German brūtigomo, from Proto-Germanic brūdigumô, from Proto-Germanic gumô, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰm̥mō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

Ancestry of “briutegome”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanbrūtigomo—
2Proto-Germanicbrūdigumôbridegroom, husband of the bride
3Proto-Germanicgumôman
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰm̥mōearthling, human
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
6Proto-Indo-European-ōm—
7Proto-Indo-European-mi—

Words derived from “briutegome”

  • Bräutigam
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