Where does “bridalwear” come from?

bridalwear (English) comes from English bridal, from Middle English bridale, from Old English brȳdealo, from Old English ealo, from Proto-West Germanic alu, from Proto-Germanic alu, from Proto-Indo-European h₂elut- — beer.

bridalwear (English): Clothing to be worn by a bride on her wedding day

Definitions

  1. Clothing to be worn by a bride on her wedding day

Ancestry of “bridalwear”, step by step

bridalwear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bridal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbridalA wedding feast or festival; a wedding; Of or...
2Middle EnglishbridaleA wedding, especially the meal or feast at one; a...
3Old Englishbrȳdealowedding ale; wedding feast
4Old Englishealo
5Proto-West Germanicalubeer, ale
6Proto-Germanicalubeer, ale
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂elut-beer

via English Wear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWearThe cities of Durham and Sunderland are situated upon its grand banks
2Middle EnglishwerenPlural past indicative form of been; Plural...
3Old Englishwerianto wear; to defend, protect
4Proto-West Germanicwaʀjanto clothe
5Proto-Germanicwarjanąto ward off, to defend against; to thwart, to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂elut-Every word from Proto-Germanic aluEvery word from Proto-West Germanic alu
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