Where does “wrestle” come from?
Wrestle comes from Middle English wrestlen, from Old English wræstlian, of unknown ultimate origin.
wrestle (English): A wrestling bout; A struggle; To contend, with an...
Definitions
- A wrestling bout; A struggle; To contend, with an...
Ancestry of “wrestle”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | wrestlen | — |
| 2 | Old English | wræstlian | — |
| 3 | Old English | wrǣstan | to twist forcibly, wrench |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wraistijaną | to wrest, to twist, to turn |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyt- | to twist |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “wrestle”