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Where does “bryllupsreise” come from?

bryllupsreise (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål reise, from Middle Low German reise, from Old Saxon reisa, from Finnish raisu, from Proto-Germanic raisō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁rey- — to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise.

bryllupsreise (Norwegian Bokmål): a honeymoon

Definitions

  1. a honeymoon

Ancestry of “bryllupsreise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålreisejourney; trip; to travel
2Middle Low Germanreisetravel
3Old Saxonreisa—
4Finnishraisuboisterous, rambunctious
5Proto-Germanicraisōa travel, journey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁rey-to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise
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