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Where does “Brunnīhilta” come from?

Brunnīhilta (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *Brunnjuhildi, from Proto-Germanic Brunjōhildiz, from Proto-Germanic brunjǭ — breastplate.

Ancestry of “Brunnīhilta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*Brunnjuhildi—
2Proto-GermanicBrunjōhildiz—
3Proto-Germanicbrunjǭbreastplate

Words derived from “Brunnīhilta”

  • Brunilde
  • Brunhilde
  • Briunhilde
Every word from Proto-Germanic brunjǭ →