Where does “bristles” come from?

bristles (English) comes from English bristle, from Middle English bristil, from Old English bristl — a bristle.

bristles (English): plural of bristle; Third-person singular simple...

Definitions

  1. plural of bristle; Third-person singular simple...

Ancestry of “bristles”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbristleA stiff or coarse hair; The hairs or other...
2Middle Englishbristil—
3Old Englishbristla bristle
Every word from Old English bristl →Every word from Middle English bristil →Every word from English bristle →