Where does “brīdel” come from?

brīdel (Old English) 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.

brīdel (Old English): bridle

Definitions

  1. bridle

Ancestry of “brīdel”, 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 “brīdel”

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