Editing Bridge (section)

==Etymology==
The ''[[Oxford English Dictionary]]'' traces the origin of the word ''bridge'' to an [[Old English]] word ''brycg'', of the same meaning.<ref>{{cite book|publisher=Oxford University Press|author=Fowler|title=The Concise Oxford Dictionary|date=1925|page=102}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite dictionary |year=2001 |title=bridge |encyclopedia=The Concise Oxford Dictionary |publisher=Oxford University Press |url=https://archive.org/details/conciseoxforddic0000unse_t1j9/ |access-date=27 December 2022 |editor-last=Pearsall |editor-first=Judy |edition=10th |page=173 |isbn=0-19-860438-6}}{{Via|Internet Archive}}{{Registration required}}</ref>{{Rp|location=bridge<sup>1</sup>}}

The Oxford English Dictionary also notes that there is some suggestion that the word can be traced directly back to Proto-Indo-European ''*bʰrēw-.'' However, they also note that "this poses semantic problems."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bridge: Etymology |url=https://www.oed.com/dictionary/bridge_n1?tab=etymology#13632036}}</ref>

The origin of the word for the [[Contract bridge|card game of the same name]] is unknown,<ref name=":0" />{{Rp|location=bridge<sup>2</sup>}} but may be from folk etymology.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Login {{!}} Merriam-Webster Unabridged |url=https://unabridged.merriam-webster.com/subscriber/login?redirect_to=%2Funabridged%2Fbridge |access-date=2024-12-31 |website=unabridged.merriam-webster.com}}</ref>