Where does “bridel” come from?
bridel (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.
Ancestry of “bridel”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | *brigdil | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | brigdilaz | strap, rein; bridle |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ilaz | agent suffix; diminutive suffix |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -lós | Forms agent nouns from verbal roots |
Words derived from “bridel”