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Where does “wereldverzaker” come from?

wereldverzaker (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.

wereldverzaker (Dutch): ascetic, someone who pursues an ascetic way of...

Definitions

  1. ascetic, someone who pursues an ascetic way of...

Ancestry of “wereldverzaker”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwereldworld
2Middle High Germanwerlt—
3Old High Germanweraltworld
4Proto-West Germanicweraldiworld
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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