Where does “wereld” come from?
wereld (Dutch) comes from Middle High German werlt, from Old High German weralt, from Proto-West Germanic weraldi, from Proto-Germanic weraldiz, from Proto-Germanic weraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
wereld (Dutch): world
Definitions
- world
Ancestry of “wereld”, step by step
wereld traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German werlt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | werlt | world |
| 2 | Old High German | weralt | world |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Dutch taal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | taal | language |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | tāle | spoken or written words, that which someone says |
| 3 | Old Dutch | tala | number }} |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *talu | narration, report |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | talō | narration, report; assessment, judgment;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | del- | to aim, calculate, adjust, count; to reckon,... |