Where does “Sumoringer” come from?

Sumoringer (German) comes from German Ringer, 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- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Sumoringer (German): rikishi; sumo wrestler

Definitions

  1. rikishi; sumo wrestler

Ancestry of “Sumoringer”, step by step

Sumoringer traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Ringer

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRingerwrestler
2Germanringento wrestle; to struggle; to wring
3Middle High Germanringen
4Old High Germanringan
5Proto-Germanicwringanąto squeeze, twist, wring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenǵʰ-to twist, wry, constrict, choke, thring
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵʰ-bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
9Proto-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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