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

  1. 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

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishrudel
2Old Frenchridelsmall hill; a curtain", originally, "a plaited...
3Old Frenchriderto plait; to wrinkle; to wrinkle
4Old High Germanridila headband; ribbon; a headband; a ribbon
5Proto-Germanicwriþilaz
6Proto-Germanicwrīþanąto weave, to twist
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via German Bildung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBildungcultivation, refinement, education, culture;...
2Middle High Germanbildunge
3Old High Germanbildunga
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-Every word from Proto-Germanic wrīþaną