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-
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*ǵʰmṓ | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | Earthling. |
bride | English (en) | (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 (gem-pro) | |
*gaumaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Heed, attention. |
*brūdiz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Bride. |
*ǵʰeh₂w- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*gumô | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Man. |
brȳd | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
*gōmô | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Gum, palate. |
guma | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | (poetic) man, hero. |
gaumr | Old Norse (non) | |
gōma | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
*brūdigumô | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Bridegroom, husband of the bride. |
brydguma | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | Bridegroom. |
brȳdguma | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | |
bridegome | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
gume | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | |
bridegroom | English (en) | A man on his wedding day, just before it or a short time after it. |
groom | English (en) | A man who is about to become or has recently become part of a married couple. Short form of bridegroom. |