Where does “brudklänning” come from?

brudklänning (Swedish) comes from Swedish klänning, from Swedish klädning, from Swedish kläda, from Old Swedish klæþa, from Old Norse klæða, from Old English clāþian, from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

brudklänning (Swedish): a wedding dress, a wedding gown, a bridal dress

Definitions

  1. a wedding dress, a wedding gown, a bridal dress

Ancestry of “brudklänning”, step by step

brudklänning traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish klänning

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklänninga dress
2Swedishklädning—
3Swedishklädato dress; now commonly contracted to "klä"
4Old Swedishklæþato dress
5Old Norseklæða—
6Old Englishclāþianto clothe
7Proto-Germanicklaiþōnąto clothe
8Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

via Swedish brud

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbrudbride; girl, babe, chick
2Old Swedishbruþbride
3Old Norsebrúðra bride
4Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →