Where does “repellen” come from?
repellen (Middle English) comes from Old French repeller, from Latin repellere, from Latin repello, from Latin re-, from Proto-Indo-European wret-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
Ancestry of “repellen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | repeller | — |
| 2 | Latin | repellere | second-person singular future passive indicative... |
| 3 | Latin | repello | I drive, push or thrust back or away; reject,... |
| 4 | Latin | re- | back, backwards; again; prefix added to various... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wret- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |