groom
English
/ɡɹuːm/
noun
Definitions
- A man who is about to marry.
Etymology
Derived from Middle English brydgrome derived from Old English brȳdguma (bridegroom) inherited from Proto-Germanic *gumô (man, person) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰǵʰm̥mō (earthling, human).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dʰǵʰm̥mō
Gloss
earthling, human
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bridegroom English
- groomable English
- groomdom English
- groomee English
- groomer English
- groomhood English
- groomship English
- groomsmaid English
- groomsman English
- groomzilla English
- herd English
- herdgroom English
- maid English
- man English
- misgroom English
- overgroom English
- regroom English
- Gumesindi Latin
- hominem Latin
- homō Latin
- ὅμηρος Ancient Greek
- *dʰǵʰm̥mō Proto-Indo-European
- *ǵʰmṓ Proto-Indo-European
- *brūdigumô Proto-Germanic
- *gumô Proto-Germanic
- brȳdguma Old English
- guma Old English
- bridegome Middle English
- brydgrome Middle English
- gumi Old Norse
- brúðgumi Icelandic
- gumi Icelandic
- gomo Old High German
- 𐌲𐌿𐌼𐌰 Gothic
- *gdonyos Proto-Celtic
- gomo Old Saxon
- gumo Old Saxon
- hemō Old Latin