Where does “verdensborger” come from?

verdensborger (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.

verdensborger (Danish): citizen of the world

Definitions

  1. citizen of the world

Ancestry of “verdensborger”, step by step

verdensborger 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 borger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishborgera citizen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic weraz →
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