Etymology

Brunhild

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Today it means: A shieldmaiden and valkyrie in Germanic mythology, a main character in the Nibelungenlied, Vǫlsunga saga, and some poems of the Poetic Edda. Full definition →

German Brunhilde ← Middle High German Briunhilde ← Old High German *Brunnīhilta
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The story

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*Brunjōhildiz
  2. Proto-West Germanic · derived from*Brunnjuhildi
  3. Old High German · derived from*Brunnīhilta
  4. Middle High German · derived fromBriunhilde
  5. German · borrowed fromBrunhilde
  6. English todayBrunhild

From German Brunhilde, from Middle High German Briunhilde, from Old High German *Brunnīhilta, from Proto-West Germanic *Brunnjuhildi, from Proto-Germanic *Brunjōhildiz (from *brunjǭ (“breastplate”) + *hildiz (“battle, fight”)).

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