Where does “bridale” come from?

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

bridale (Middle English): A wedding, especially the meal or feast at one; a...

Definitions

  1. A wedding, especially the meal or feast at one; a...

Ancestry of “bridale”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrȳdealowedding ale; wedding feast
2Old Englishealo—
3Proto-West Germanicalubeer, ale
4Proto-Germanicalubeer, ale
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂elut-beer

Words derived from “bridale”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂elut- →Every word from Proto-Germanic alu →Every word from Proto-West Germanic alu →