Where does “wundreiben” come from?
wundreiben (German) comes from German wund, from Middle High German wunt, from Old High German wunt, from Proto-Germanic wundaz, from Proto-Germanic wundōną, from Proto-Germanic -ōną, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂yéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.
wundreiben (German): to chafe, to gall
Definitions
- to chafe, to gall
Ancestry of “wundreiben”, step by step
wundreiben traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wund
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wund | wounded, injured, sore |
| 2 | Middle High German | wunt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wunt | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | wundaz | wounded |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wundōną | to wound |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -ōną | Creates denominative verbs from nouns; Creates... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via German reiben
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | reiben | to rub; to chafe; to grate |
| 2 | Middle High German | rīben | — |
| 3 | Old High German | rīban | to rub |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wrīban | to rub; to wipe |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wrībaną | to rub; to wipe |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | werp- | to bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |