Where does “Wellenreiten” come from?
Wellenreiten (German) comes from German welle, from Middle High German wëlle, from Old High German wella, from Proto-West Germanic wallan, from Proto-Germanic wallaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.
Wellenreiten (German): surfing, literally, "wave riding"
Definitions
- surfing, literally, "wave riding"
Ancestry of “Wellenreiten”, step by step
Wellenreiten traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German welle
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | welle | inflection of wellen: ## first-person singular... |
| 2 | Middle High German | wëlle | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wella | source |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wallan | to well up, spring out, bubble forth |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wallaną | to well up, spring out, bubble forth |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | to roll, to undulate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |
via German reiten
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | reiten | to travel on a mount; to ride; to do horseriding;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | rīten | to ride |
| 3 | Old High German | rītan | to ride |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | rīdan | to ride |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | rīdaną | to ride |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | rēydʰ- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂er- | to fit, to fix, to put together |