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Where does “outworld” come from?

outworld (English) comes from English World, from Middle English world, from Old English weorold, 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.

outworld (English): A planet that is remote from the homeworld of a...

Definitions

  1. A planet that is remote from the homeworld of a...

Ancestry of “outworld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishWorld—
2Middle EnglishworldThe world, the planet; A dimension, realm, or...
3Old Englishweoroldworld
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

Words derived from “outworld”

  • outworlder
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