Where does “Umwelt” come from?
Umwelt derives from German um- combined with Middle High German werlt, from Old High German weralt, from Proto-Germanic weraldiz, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots weraz and al- meaning "man" and "to grow."
Umwelt (English): One's surroundings or environment; the outer...
Definitions
- One's surroundings or environment; the outer...
Ancestry of “Umwelt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Umwelt | environment; milieu; surroundings; environment;... |
| 2 | German | welt | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | werlt | — |
| 4 | Old High German | weralt | world |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |