beth (defunct)@bethposting2/22/2023, 8:53 PMbeth (defunct)@bethpostingbeth (defunct)@bethposting2/22/2023, 8:52 PMhistorically speaking, the word "groom" (as in marriage) should be "goom"The "r" is from conflation with the word "groom" as in an attendant or someone who cares for horses#groom#goom#etymologysee allbeth (defunct)@bethposting2/22/2023, 8:53 PMfrom proto-Germanic *brūdigumôliterally "bride-man"#proto-Germanicsee all