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Where does “turniererfahren” come from?

turniererfahren (German) comes from German Turnier, from Old French tornoi, from Old French tornoiier, from Old French torner, from Latin tornō, from Latin tornus, from Ancient Greek τόρνος, from Proto-Indo-European torh₂no- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

turniererfahren (German): experienced at competitions

Definitions

  1. experienced at competitions

Ancestry of “turniererfahren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTurniertournament
2Old Frenchtornoitournament
3Old Frenchtornoiierto turn; to participate in a tournament
4Old Frenchtornerto turn; to return; to go back
5Latintornō—
6LatintornusA turner's wheel, lathe; A potter's wheel
7Ancient GreekτόρνοςA tool similar to a pair of compasses used to...
8Proto-Indo-Europeantorh₂no-—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce
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