Where does “brudepar” come from?

brudepar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk par, from English PAR, from Jamaican Creole par, from Jamaican Creole partner, from English partner, from Middle English partener, from English parcener, from Old French parçonier — passed , crossed.

brudepar (Norwegian Nynorsk): a bridal couple

Definitions

  1. a bridal couple

Ancestry of “brudepar”, step by step

brudepar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk par

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskpara pair; a couple; a few
2EnglishPARInitialism of periodic automatic replenishment:...
3Jamaican CreoleparTo associate, to chill, to hang
4Jamaican Creolepartnerpartner
5EnglishpartnerSomeone who is associated with another in a...
6Middle Englishpartener
7EnglishparcenerA coheir, or one of two or more heirs to an...
8Old Frenchparçoniercoholder; co-owner; coheir; parcener; participant
9Old Frenchparçondivision; separation
10Latinpartitionemaccusative singular of partītiō
11LatinpartitioThe act of sharing or parting; partition,...
12Latinpartīre
13Latinparspart, side, piece, share; some; faction
14Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
15Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Norwegian Nynorsk brud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbruda bride
2Old Norsebrúðra bride
3Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European per-Every word from Latin pars