Where does “abringen” come from?

abringen (German) comes from German ringen, from Middle High German ringen, from Old High German ringan, from Proto-Germanic wringaną, from Proto-Indo-European wrenǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European werǵʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European wēr-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

abringen (German): to force out, wring

Definitions

  1. to force out, wring

Ancestry of “abringen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanringento wrestle; to struggle; to wring
2Middle High Germanringen
3Old High Germanringan
4Proto-Germanicwringanąto squeeze, twist, wring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwrenǵʰ-to twist, wry, constrict, choke, thring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵʰ-bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwēr-true
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
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