Where does “unwiederholbar” come from?
unwiederholbar (German) comes from German wiederholbar, 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.
unwiederholbar (German): unrepeatable
Definitions
- unrepeatable
Ancestry of “unwiederholbar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wiederholbar | repeatable |
| 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 |