wrestle
English
/ˈɹɛ.səl/
noun
Definitions
- A wrestling bout.
- A struggle.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wrestlen inherited from Old English wræstlian affix from English wrest.
Origin
English
wrest
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- arm English
- arm-wrestle English
- mud wrestler English
- mudwrestler English
- outwrest English
- outwrestle English
- overwrest English
- overwrestle English
- turnwrest English
- wrest English
- wrester English
- wrestler English
- wursteln German
- ontworstelen Dutch, Flemish
- worstelaar Dutch, Flemish
- worstelen Dutch, Flemish
- worsteling Dutch, Flemish
- レスラー Japanese
- wræstlian Old English
- wrastlere Middle English
- wresten Middle English
- wrestlen Middle English
- worstelen Middle Dutch
- worsteln Middle Low German