Where does “Wettrüsten” come from?
Wettrüsten (German) comes from German rüsten, from Old High German rusten, from Proto-West Germanic hrustijan, from Proto-West Germanic -jan, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
Wettrüsten (German): arms race
Definitions
- arms race
Ancestry of “Wettrüsten”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | rüsten | to equip, to arm; to prepare, make ready |
| 2 | Old High German | rusten | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hrustijan | to adorn, decorate; to equip |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | -jan | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 8 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |