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English word groom comes from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰmṓ (Earthling.), English bride, Proto-Germanic *gaumō, Proto-Germanic *gaumaz (Heed, attention.), Proto-Germanic *brūdiz (Bride.), Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰeh₂w-
*ǵʰmṓ (Proto-Indo-European)
Earthling.
bride (English)
(obsolete) To make a bride of. (obsolete, figurative) An object ardently loved.. A woman in the context of her own wedding; one who is going to marry or has just been married.
*gaumō (Proto-Germanic)
*gaumaz (Proto-Germanic)
Heed, attention.
*brūdiz (Proto-Germanic)
Bride.
*ǵʰeh₂w- (Proto-Indo-European)
*gumô (Proto-Germanic)
Man.
brȳd (Old English)
*gōmô (Proto-Germanic)
Gum, palate.
guma (Old English)
(poetic) man, hero.
gaumr (Old Norse)
gōma (Old English)
*brūdigumô (Proto-Germanic)
Bridegroom, husband of the bride.
brydguma (Old English)
Bridegroom.
brȳdguma (Old English)
bridegome (Middle English)
gume (Middle English)
bridegroom (English)
A man on his wedding day, just before it or a short time after it.
groom (English)
A man who is about to become or has recently become part of a married couple. Short form of bridegroom.