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Sources for Etymology:
- Check "wettbewerb" on DWDS.de
Biggest German Dictionary, great for etymology, usage frequency and collocations) - "wettbewerb" on Wiktionary (English version)
(For etymological connections across European languages. Not always accurate) - Etymonline.com - Origins of English words
My favorite source for the origin of English words.
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Sorry if I’m missing out something obvious here, but I can’t comprehend why these two seemingly unrelated words (Wett-Bet seems to be related but i cant grasp what it is) come together to mean ‘competition’. It can’t just be random, help!
I mean, you can (apply yourself to) bet, on a competition… I feel dumb
No reason to feel dumb, at all!!
I think the reason lies with the older meaning of “bewerben” which could be “accomplish” and “make an effort”.
The ancestor of “Wette” had a meaning of “stake in a bet”, like… the money you put down for instance.
So a Wettbewerb basically was “making effort for the stakes”.
I hope that helps :)