Where does “verdensberømt” come from?

verdensberømt (Danish) comes from Danish verden, from Old Danish werdhen, from Old Danish wærælde, from Old Norse verǫld, from Proto-Germanic weraldiz, from Proto-Germanic weraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

verdensberømt (Danish): world-famous

Definitions

  1. world-famous

Ancestry of “verdensberømt”, step by step

verdensberømt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish verden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishverdenworld
2Old Danishwerdhen—
3Old Danishwærælde—
4Old Norseverǫldthe world
5Proto-Germanicweraldizlifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world
6Proto-Germanicwerazman; husband
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Danish berømt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishberømtfamous; famed, renowned
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic weraz →