Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/brūdihlaupą

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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. 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

• Proto-West Germanic:
  • Old English: brȳdhlop
  • Old Frisian: brōlop
  • Old Saxon: brūdlōht, brūdhlōht, brūdhlōft, brūdhlōht, brūdhlōft
    • Middle Low German: brūtlacht
  • Middle Dutch: bruloft
    • Dutch: bruiloft
  • Old High German: brūtlouft
    • Middle High German: brūtlouft, brūtlouf
      • German: Brautlauf
• Proto-Norse:
  • Old Norse: brúðlaupa, brúðhlaup
    • Icelandic: brúðhlaup
    • Swedish: bröllop
    • Danish: bryllup
    • Norwegian: bryllup