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

wereldverzaker traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Dutch wereld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwereldworld
2Middle High Germanwerltworld
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

via Dutch verzaker

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1DutchverzakerOne who neglects, shirks, avoids, etc....
2Middle Dutchversaker—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic weraz →