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Where does “verdenskendt” come from?

verdenskendt (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.

verdenskendt (Danish): Known by many people all across the world

Definitions

  1. Known by many people all across the world

Ancestry of “verdenskendt”, step by step

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
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