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Where does “umbworld” come from?

umbworld (English) comes from German Umwelt, from German welt, 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 — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

umbworld (English): The surrounding world; the world or sphere about...

Definitions

  1. The surrounding world; the world or sphere about...

Ancestry of “umbworld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUmweltenvironment; milieu; surroundings; environment;...
2Germanwelt—
3Middle High Germanwerlt—
4Old High Germanweraltworld
5Proto-West Germanicweraldiworld
6Proto-Germanicweraldizlifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world
7Proto-Germanicwerazman; husband
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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