Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/brigdil

This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic

Alternative forms

• *brīdil

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *brigdilaz. Equivalent to *bregdan (“to move back and forth, weave”) +‎ *-il.

Noun

*brigdil m

1. strap, rein
2. bridle

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*brigdil
Genitive	*brigdilas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*brigdil	*brigdilō, *brigdilōs
Accusative	*brigdil	*brigdilā
Genitive	*brigdilas	*brigdilō
Dative	*brigdilē	*brigdilum
Instrumental	*brigdilu	*brigdilum

Derived terms

• *brigdilōn

Descendants

• Old English: brīdel, briġdel
  • Middle English: bridel, bridell, bridil, bridill, bridle, brydel, brydul, brydyl, brydyll, brydylle
    • English: bridle
    • Scots: bridle
• Old Frisian: brīdel
• Old Saxon: briddil, *brīdil, *brigdil
  • Middle Low German: breidel
    • Low German: Breidel
• Old Dutch: *brīdil
  • Middle Dutch: breydel, breidel
    • Dutch: breidel
• Old High German: brittil, priddil, prittil, *brīdil
  • Middle High German: brîdel, brittel, britel
    • Cimbrian: brittel
    • German: Breidel; Britel, Brittel
    • → Old French: bride; bretel
      • Middle French: bride; bretelle
        • French: bride; bretelle
          • → Dutch: bretel
      • → Occitan: brida
      • → Portuguese: brida
      • → Spanish: brida
  • → Italian: predella
• → Italian: briglia
• → Old French: bridel