Where does “Ruderwettkämpfer” come from?
Ruderwettkämpfer (German) comes from German Ruderwettkampf, from German Wettkampf, from German wette, from Middle High German wette, from Middle Dutch wette, from Proto-Germanic witōþą, from Proto-Germanic witōdaz, from Proto-Germanic witōną — to see.
Ruderwettkämpfer (German): rowing competitor
Definitions
- rowing competitor
Ancestry of “Ruderwettkämpfer”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ruderwettkampf | rowing competition |
| 2 | German | Wettkampf | contest |
| 3 | German | wette | inflection of wetten: ## first-person singular... |
| 4 | Middle High German | wette | pledge, deposit, pawn |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | wette | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | witōþą | law; what is known or observed |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | witōdaz | past participle of *witōną |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | witōną | to know; to destine |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | witaną | to know |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wóyde | to have seen, to know |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |