bridegroom
English
/ˈbɹaɪdˌɡɹuːm/
noun
Definitions
- A man in the context of his own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English brydgrome inherited from Old English brȳdguma (bridegroom) inherited from Proto-Germanic *brūdigumô.
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*brūdigumô
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- groom English
- Bräutigam German
- bruidegom Dutch, Flemish
- importbruidegom Dutch, Flemish
- *brūdigumô Proto-Germanic
- *gumô Proto-Germanic
- brydguma Old English
- brȳdguma Old English
- bridegome Middle English
- brydgrome Middle English
- brúðgumi Old Norse
- brudgom Danish
- brúðgumi Icelandic
- brúður Icelandic
- gumi Icelandic
- brudegōme Middle Dutch
- brutigomo Old High German
- brūtigomo Old High German
- bruidegom Afrikaans
- briutegome Middle High German
- brudigomo Old Dutch
- brūdigomo Old Dutch
- brǖdegam Middle Low German
- brudigomo Old Saxon
- brudigumo Old Saxon
- bredgoma Old Frisian