Brautlauf

Etymology
From, reanalyzed as. This reanalyzation is etymologically correct since Old High German -louft is derived from (modern ). The formation is of origin: compare 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (whence modern 🇨🇬), and slightly differing 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 (whence 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬 and 🇨🇬 bryllup). The semantics behind this compound are uncertain. Proto-Germanic probably meant “to leap, jump”, which would point to the wedding celebration (compare 🇨🇬). However, the sense “to run” may also be old, in which case a reference to the taking-home or ritualized abduction of the bride becomes very suggestive. The latter idea is preferred in much of the literature.

Noun

 * 1)  wedding