Etymology Explorer › Norwegian Bokmål

Where does “brud” come from?

brud (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse brúðr, from Proto-Germanic brūdiz — bride.

brud (Norwegian Bokmål): a bride

Definitions

  1. a bride

Ancestry of “brud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebrúðra bride
2Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride

Words derived from “brud”

  • brudepike
  • brudepar
  • barnebrud
Every word from Proto-Germanic brūdiz →