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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brūdihlaupą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *brūdiz (“bride”) +‎ *hlaupą (“journey”). The latter is from *hlaupaną (“to jump, leap”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈbruː.ði.ˌxlɑu̯.pɑ̃/

Noun

*brūdihlaupą n [1]

  1. wedding

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *brūdihlaupą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *brūdihlaupą *brūdihlaupō
vocative *brūdihlaupą *brūdihlaupō
accusative *brūdihlaupą *brūdihlaupō
genitive *brūdihlaupas, *brūdihlaupis *brūdihlaupǫ̂
dative *brūdihlaupai *brūdihlaupamaz
instrumental *brūdihlaupō *brūdihlaupamiz

Descendants
  • Old English: brȳdhlop
  • Old Frisian: brōlop
  • Old Saxon: brūdlōht
  • Middle Dutch: bruloft
  • Old High German: brūtlouft
  • Old Norse: brúðlaupa, brúðhlaup

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*brūdi-xlaupan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 44
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