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Where does “brūt” come from?

brūt (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic *brūdi, from Proto-Germanic brūdiz — bride.

brūt (Old High German): daughter-in-law, bride; bride

Definitions

  1. daughter-in-law, bride; bride

Ancestry of “brūt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*brūdi—
2Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride

Words derived from “brūt”

  • brute
  • brutish
  • brutishness
  • brut
  • brutishly
  • brutely
  • imbrute
  • brutelike
  • bruteness
  • brutify
  • brutism
  • imbrutement
  • brutist
  • brutes
  • unbrutish
  • unbrute
  • brut
  • abruti
  • abrutissime
  • abrutir
  • brute
  • abrutissant
  • bru
  • Brautgeld
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