Where does “wrastle” come from?

wrastle (English) comes from Middle English wrastlen, from Old English wræstlian, from Old English wrǣstan, from Proto-Germanic wraistijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

wrastle (English): To wrestle

Definitions

  1. To wrestle

Ancestry of “wrastle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwrastlento wrestle
2Old Englishwræstlianto wrestle
3Old Englishwrǣstanto twist forcibly, wrench
4Proto-Germanicwraistijanąto wrest, to twist, to turn
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyt- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wraistijaną →