Where does “Sumoringen” come from?

Sumoringen (German) comes from German ringen, from Middle High German ringen, from Old High German ringan, from Proto-Germanic wringaną, from Proto-Indo-European wrenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Sumoringen (German): sumo wrestling

Definitions

  1. sumo wrestling

Ancestry of “Sumoringen”, step by step

Sumoringen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German ringen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanringento wrestle; to struggle; to wring
2Middle High Germanringen
3Old High Germanringan
4Proto-Germanicwringanąto squeeze, twist, wring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenǵʰ-to twist, wry, constrict, choke, thring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵʰ-bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via German Sumo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSumosumo
2Japanese相撲sumo Japanese traditional wrestling
3Old Japanese争ふto contend, resist
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