Where does “bride” come from?

bride (French) comes from Middle French bride, from Old French bride, from Middle High German brīdel.

bride (French): bridle

Definitions

  1. bridle

Ancestry of “bride”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Frenchbride—
2Old Frenchbriderein, bridle
3Middle High Germanbrīdel—

Words derived from “bride”

Every word from Middle High German brīdel →Every word from Old French bride →Every word from Middle French bride →
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