Where does “*brīdil” come from?

*brīdil (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *brigdil, from Proto-Germanic brigdilaz, from Proto-Germanic -ilaz, from Proto-Indo-European -lós — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

Ancestry of “*brīdil”, step by step

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

Words derived from “*brīdil”

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