Where does “レスラー” come from?
レスラー (Japanese) comes from English wrestler, from Middle English wrastlere, from English wrestle, from Middle English wrestlen, from Old English wræstlian, from Old English wrǣstan, from Proto-Germanic wraistijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreyt- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
レスラー (Japanese): a wrestler
Ancestry of “レスラー”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | wrestler | A person who wrestles |
| 2 | Middle English | wrastlere | — |
| 3 | English | wrestle | A wrestling bout; A struggle; To contend, with an... |
| 4 | Middle English | wrestlen | — |
| 5 | Old English | wræstlian | — |
| 6 | Old English | wrǣstan | to twist forcibly, wrench |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wraistijaną | to wrest, to twist, to turn |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wreyt- | to twist |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |