Where does “breidel” come from?

breidel (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch breydel, from Old Dutch *brīdil, from Proto-West Germanic *brigdil, from Proto-Germanic brigdilaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

breidel (Dutch): bridle

Definitions

  1. bridle

Ancestry of “breidel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbreydel—
2Old Dutch*brīdil—
3Proto-West Germanic*brigdilstrap, rein
4Proto-Germanicbrigdilazstrap, rein; bridle
5Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ilaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic brigdilaz →