Where does “Würgaround” come from?
Würgaround (German) comes from English workaround, from English around, from Middle English arounde, from Middle English round, from Old French reont, from Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus, from Latin rotō — to run.
Würgaround (German): a workaround, specifically a complicated or...
Definitions
- a workaround, specifically a complicated or...
Ancestry of “Würgaround”, step by step
Würgaround traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English workaround
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | workaround | A means of overcoming some obstacle, especially... |
| 2 | English | around | Defining a circle or closed curve containing a... |
| 3 | Middle English | arounde | about the margin, along the periphery |
| 4 | Middle English | round | circle, round |
| 5 | Old French | reont | round |
| 6 | Latin | retundus | round |
| 7 | Latin | rotundus | round, circular; spherical, rotund; rounded,... |
| 8 | Latin | rotō | to turn, trend, wheel, roll, swing about, whirl, rotate; brandish |
| 9 | Latin | Rota | an ecclesiastical appellate court in the Catholic... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | rotā | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | Hróth₂-eh₂ | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | Hreth₂- | to run |
via German würgen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | würgen | to strangle, to choke; to gag, to choke, to retch |
| 2 | Middle High German | wurgen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wurgan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wurgijaną | to strangle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wargaz | outlaw, criminal; wolf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵʰ- | bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |