köken: From Middle High German briutlich, brūtlich, from Old High German brūtlīh, from Proto-West Germanic *brūdilīk, equivalent to Braut + -lich. Cognate with Dutch bruidelijk, English bridely.
köken: Probably derived as a singular form from the plural, nunți, from an earlier hypothetical *nupți, from Latin nuptiae (“wedding”), from nupta (“bride”), from nūbere (“marry”). Compare Italian nozze, Aromanian numtã.
köken: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti Proto-Balto-Slavic *bírāˀtei Proto-Slavic *bьrati Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Slavic *-kъ Proto-Slavic *borkъ Old Church Slavonic бракъ (brakŭ) Bulgarian брак (brak) Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Balto-Slavic *-inas Proto-Slavic *-ьnъ Old Church Slavonic -ьнь (-ĭnĭ) Bulgarian -ен (-en) Bulgarian брачен From брак (brak) +…