Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brūdigumō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brūdigumô. Equivalent to *brūdi +‎ *gumō.

Noun

*brūdigumō m

bridegroom, husband of the bride

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*brūdigumō
Genitive	*brūdigumini
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*brūdigumō	*brūdiguman
Accusative	*brūdiguman	*brūdiguman
Genitive	*brūdigumini	*brūdigumanō
Dative	*brūdigumini	*brūdigumum
Instrumental	*brūdigumini	*brūdigumum

Descendants

Old English: brydguma
- Middle English: bridegome, bridgume, brydgrome, bredgome, bridgom, brydegome, brudgume, bredgome, bridegoome, bryd-gome
  - English: bridegroom
  - Scots: bridegreem
Old Frisian: brēdgoma, breidgoma
- Saterland Frisian: Brüüdicham
- West Frisian: breugeman
Old Saxon: brūdigumo, brūdigomo
- Middle Low German: brûdegam, brȫdegam
  - German Low German: Brödigam, Brögam, Brüdigam, Brügam
  - Plautdietsch: Briegaum
Old Dutch: brūdigomo
- Middle Dutch: brudegōme
  - Dutch: bruidegom
Old High German: brūtigomo
- Middle High German: brûtegoum, briutegome
  - German: Bräutigam