Where does “bridel” come from?

bridel (Middle English) comes 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.

bridel (Middle English): The bridle; the set of headwear for directing a...

Definitions

  1. The bridle; the set of headwear for directing a...

Ancestry of “bridel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrīdelbridle
2Proto-West Germanic*brigdilstrap, rein
3Proto-Germanicbrigdilazstrap, rein; bridle
4Proto-Germanic-ilazagent suffix; diminutive suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “bridel”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -lós →Every word from Proto-Germanic -ilaz →Every word from Proto-Germanic brigdilaz →