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Where does “wiederholen” come from?

wiederholen (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European wī-tero-, from Proto-Indo-European wi — apart, asunder; away from, against.

wiederholen (German): to repeat; to recapitulate; to revise, review,...

Definitions

  1. to repeat; to recapitulate; to revise, review,...

Ancestry of “wiederholen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwieder-A prefix similar to re-, indicating repetition
2Germanwiederagain
3Middle High Germanwideropposite
4Old High Germanwidaragainst; ram
5Proto-West Germanicwiþrtoward, against
6Proto-Germanicwiþrątoward, against
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwī-tero-further apart
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwiapart, asunder; away from, against

Words derived from “wiederholen”

  • Wiederholung
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