Where does “bristel” come from?

bristel (Middle English) comes from Old English bristl — a bristle.

bristel (Middle English): A bristle or stiff hair

Definitions

  1. A bristle or stiff hair

Ancestry of “bristel”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbristla bristle
Every word from Old English bristl
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