Where does “brydealu” come from?

brydealu (Old English) comes from Old English ealu, from Proto-West Germanic ālu, from Proto-Germanic ēlō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos, from Proto-Indo-European ēl- — awl, prong.

brydealu (Old English): wedding-feast, bridal

Definitions

  1. wedding-feast, bridal

Ancestry of “brydealu”, step by step

brydealu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English ealu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishealubeer, ale
2Proto-West Germanicāluawl
3Proto-Germanicēlōawl
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ólosawl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanēl-awl, prong

via Old English brȳd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbrȳdbride
2Proto-West Germanic*brūdibride
3Proto-Germanicbrūdizbride
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ēl- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ólos →Every word from Proto-Germanic ēlō →