Where does “wereldreiziger” come from?
wereldreiziger (Dutch) comes from Dutch wereld, 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.
wereldreiziger (Dutch): globetrotter
Definitions
- globetrotter
Ancestry of “wereldreiziger”, step by step
wereldreiziger traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch wereld
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | wereld | world |
| 2 | Middle High German | werlt | world |
| 3 | Old High German | weralt | world |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Dutch reiziger
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | reiziger | traveller, voyager; Dutch people who live in... |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | reisiger | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | reisiger | soldier on horseback |
| 4 | Middle High German | reise | war expedition |
| 5 | Old High German | reisa | a setting out, expedtion, journey |
| 6 | Finnish | raisu | boisterous, rambunctious |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | raisō | a travel, journey |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁rey- | to arise, arise; to rise, arise; to rise; arise |