Where does “wrestler” come from?
Wrestler comes from Middle English wrastlere, a person who engages in wrestling.
wrestler (English): A person who wrestles
Definitions
- A person who wrestles
Ancestry of “wrestler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | wrastlere | — |
| 2 | English | wrestle | A wrestling bout; A struggle; To contend, with an... |
| 3 | Middle English | wrestlen | — |
| 4 | Old English | wræstlian | to wrestle |
| 5 | Old English | wrǣstan | to twist forcibly, wrench |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wraistijaną | to wrest, to twist, to turn |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyt- | to twist |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |