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
- retest, re-examination, reaudit
Ancestry of “Wiederholungsprüfung”, step by step
Wiederholungsprüfung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Wiederholung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Wiederholung | repetition |
| 2 | German | wiederholen | to repeat; to recapitulate; to revise, review,... |
| 3 | German | wieder- | A prefix similar to re-, indicating repetition |
| 4 | German | wieder | again |
| 5 | Middle High German | wider | opposite |
| 6 | Old High German | widar | against; ram |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | wiþr | toward, against |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | wiþrą | toward, against |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wī-tero- | further apart |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wi | apart, asunder; away from, against |
via German prüfung
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | prüfung | an official test or examination on a subject |
| 2 | German | prüfen | to examine |
| 3 | Latin | probāre | — |
| 4 | Latin | probō | to approve, permit, commend |
| 5 | Latin | Probus | good, serviceable, excellent, superior, able |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pro-bhwo- | being in front, prominent |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pro- | toward, forward |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | por- | to give birth; forward, through; going, passage |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |