Where does “Rudelbildung” come from?
Rudelbildung (German) comes from Middle English rudel, from Old French ridel, from Old French rider, from Old High German ridil, from Proto-Germanic wriþilaz, from Proto-Germanic wrīþaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Rudelbildung (German): a situation where several players confront the referee and/or each other in an aggressive, pressurizing or provoking way (called “mass confrontation” in English FIFA parlance)
Definitions
- a situation where several players confront the referee and/or each other in an aggressive, pressurizing or provoking way (called “mass confrontation” in English FIFA parlance)
Ancestry of “Rudelbildung”, step by step
Rudelbildung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English rudel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | rudel | — |
| 2 | Old French | ridel | small hill; a curtain", originally, "a plaited... |
| 3 | Old French | rider | to plait; to wrinkle; to wrinkle |
| 4 | Old High German | ridil | a headband; ribbon; a headband; a ribbon |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wriþilaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wrīþaną | to weave, to twist |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyt- | to twist |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |