briutegome

Middle High German

Alternative forms

  • briutegom, briutegoum, briutegoume, briutegume
  • brǖdegam, brǖdegame, brǖdegome, brǖdegome, brǖtegoum, brǖtegum (Central German)

Etymology

Inherited from Old High German brūtigomo. By surface analysis, brūt +‎ gome.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (before 13th CE) /ˈbryːtəɡɔmə/

Noun

briutegome m (feminine brūt)

  1. bridegroom

Declension

Descendants

  • German: Bräutigam
  • Luxembourgish: Bräitchemann (folk-etymologically reformed)

References

  • Benecke, Georg Friedrich, Müller, Wilhelm, Zarncke, Friedrich (1863) “briutegome”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel