Where does “brudepike” come from?
brudepike (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål pike, from French piqué, from French piquer, from Middle French picquer, from Old French piquer, from Vulgar Latin piccare, from Frankish pikkōn, from Proto-Germanic pikōną — "low-pitch humming noise".
brudepike (Norwegian Bokmål): a bridesmaid
Definitions
- a bridesmaid
Ancestry of “brudepike”, step by step
brudepike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål pike
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | pike | a girl |
| 2 | French | piqué | past participle of piquer; dive; two fabrics... |
| 3 | French | piquer | to prick; to sting; to nick, pinch, steal |
| 4 | Middle French | picquer | to sting |
| 5 | Old French | piquer | to pierce with the tip of a sword |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | piccare | to puncture; to sting, strike; to pierce |
| 7 | Frankish | pikkōn | to peck, strike |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | pikōną | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bew- | "low-pitch humming noise" |