Where does “Wiederholungsgefahr” come from?

Wiederholungsgefahr (German) comes from German Wiederholung, from German wiederholen, from German wieder-, from German wieder, from Middle High German wider, from Old High German widar, from Proto-West Germanic wiþr, from Proto-Germanic wiþrą — apart, asunder; away from, against.

Wiederholungsgefahr (German): danger of repetition, risk of re-offending

Definitions

  1. danger of repetition, risk of re-offending

Ancestry of “Wiederholungsgefahr”, step by step

Wiederholungsgefahr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Wiederholung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWiederholungrepetition
2Germanwiederholento repeat; to recapitulate; to revise, review,...
3Germanwieder-A prefix similar to re-, indicating repetition
4Germanwiederagain
5Middle High Germanwideropposite
6Old High Germanwidaragainst; ram
7Proto-West Germanicwiþrtoward, against
8Proto-Germanicwiþrątoward, against
9Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
10Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

via German gefahr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangefahrdanger, hazard, peril, risk
2Middle High Germangevāredanger
3Old High Germanfāraambush, danger, deceit
4Proto-Germanicfērōdanger
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą
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