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Where does “rebellen” come from?

rebellen (Middle English) comes from Old French rebeller, from Latin rebellō, from Latin rĕ-, from Latin prōdūcō, from Latin prō-, from Proto-Italic *pro-, from Proto-Indo-European pro-, from Proto-Indo-European por- — passed , crossed.

rebellen (Middle English): To rebel; to start a revolt or uprising against...

Definitions

  1. To rebel; to start a revolt or uprising against...

Ancestry of “rebellen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchrebellerto rebel
2Latinrebellō—
3Latinrĕ-—
4Latinprōdūcō—
5Latinprō-—
6Proto-Italic*pro-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpro-toward, forward
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpor-to give birth; forward, through; going, passage
9Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

Words derived from “rebellen”

  • rebel
  • rebellious
  • rebelling
  • rebelliousness
  • rebelliously
  • reb
  • rebeldom
  • unrebellious
  • rebelleth
  • antirebel
  • rebeller
  • nonrebellious
  • unrebelling
  • unrebelliously
  • nonrebel
  • rebelsome
  • Euro-rebel
  • unrebelliousness
  • nonrebelling
  • rebeless
  • rebelle
  • rebelloure
  • rebellyng
  • rebel
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