Where does “bridler” come from?

bridler (English) comes from English bridle, from Middle English bridel, from Old English brīdel, from Proto-West Germanic *brigdil, from Proto-Germanic brigdilaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

bridler (English): One who bridles; One who restrains and governs,...

Definitions

  1. One who bridles; One who restrains and governs,...

Ancestry of “bridler”, step by step

bridler traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bridle

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbridleThe headgear with which a horse is directed and...
2Middle EnglishbridelThe bridle; the set of headwear for directing a...
3Old Englishbrīdelbridle
4Proto-West Germanic*brigdilstrap, rein
5Proto-Germanicbrigdilazstrap, rein; bridle
6Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via English ER

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishERThe statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of...
2Turkisherearly; brave; man, male
3Ottoman Turkishایرsaddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal
4Old Anatolian Turkishایرearly, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event
5Proto-Turkicēdersaddle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós