Where does “runterwürgen” come from?
runterwürgen (German) comes from German runter, from German herunter, from German hēr, from Old High German hera, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
runterwürgen (German): to choke down
Definitions
- to choke down
Ancestry of “runterwürgen”, step by step
runterwürgen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German runter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | runter | down, down here, downstairs; down, down there,... |
| 2 | German | herunter | down, downwards |
| 3 | German | hēr | hither, to this place, to here, to me/us |
| 4 | Old High German | hera | hither |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German würgen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | würgen | to strangle, to choke; to gag, to choke, to retch |
| 2 | Middle High German | wurgen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wurgan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wurgijaną | to strangle |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wargaz | outlaw, criminal; wolf |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵʰ- | bind, squeeze; to bind, squeeze; to turn, twist,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wēr- | true |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |