Where does “레슬러” come from?

레슬러 (Korean) 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.

레슬러 (Korean): wrestler

Definitions

  1. wrestler

Ancestry of “레슬러”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwrestlerA person who wrestles
2Middle Englishwrastlere
3EnglishwrestleA wrestling bout; A struggle; To contend, with an...
4Middle Englishwrestlen
5Old Englishwræstlianto wrestle
6Old Englishwrǣstanto twist forcibly, wrench
7Proto-Germanicwraistijanąto wrest, to twist, to turn
8Proto-Indo-Europeanwreyt-to twist
9Proto-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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