Where does “brideless” come from?
brideless (English) comes from English bride, from French bride, from Middle French bride, from Old French bride, from Middle High German brīdel.
brideless (English): Without a bride
Ancestry of “brideless”, step by step
brideless traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bride
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | bride | A woman in the context of her own wedding; one... |
| 2 | French | bride | bridle |
| 3 | Middle French | bride | — |
| 4 | Old French | bride | rein, bridle |
| 5 | Middle High German | brīdel | — |
via English less
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | less | To a smaller extent or degree; comparative form... |
| 2 | Middle English | les | false; lying; deceptive; falsehood; a lie |
| 3 | Old English | lēas | false, lax; false, void, loose; devoid of, loose... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *laus | — |