Where does “レスリング” come from?

レスリング (Japanese) comes from English wrestling, from English wrestle, from Middle English wrestlen, from Old English wræstlian, from Old English wrǣstan, from Proto-Germanic wraistijaną, from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

レスリング (Japanese): wrestling

Definitions

  1. wrestling

Ancestry of “レスリング”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishwrestlingpresent participle of wrestle; A sport where two...
2EnglishwrestleA wrestling bout; A struggle; To contend, with an...
3Middle Englishwrestlen
4Old Englishwræstlianto wrestle
5Old Englishwrǣstanto twist forcibly, wrench
6Proto-Germanicwraistijanąto wrest, to twist, to turn
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wreyt-Every word from Proto-Germanic wraistijaną
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