Where does “Wiederholungsprüfung” come from?

Wiederholungsprüfung (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.

Wiederholungsprüfung (German): retest, re-examination, reaudit

Definitions

  1. retest, re-examination, reaudit

Ancestry of “Wiederholungsprüfung”, step by step

Wiederholungsprüfung 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 prüfung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanprüfungan official test or examination on a subject
2Germanprüfento examine
3Latinprobāre
4Latinprobōto approve, permit, commend
5LatinProbusgood, serviceable, excellent, superior, able
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-bhwo-being in front, prominent
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiEvery word from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-Every word from Proto-Germanic wiþrą