Where does “unworldiness” come from?
unworldiness (English) comes from English unworldy, from English worldy, from English World, from Middle English world, from Old English weorold, from Proto-West Germanic weraldi, from Proto-Germanic weraldiz, from Proto-Germanic weraz — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
Ancestry of “unworldiness”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | unworldy | — |
| 2 | English | worldy | Synonym of worldly |
| 3 | English | World | The specific world, or any of several specific constituent worlds, that humans live in, among any other (real or possible) worlds |
| 4 | Middle English | world | The world, the planet; A dimension, realm, or... |
| 5 | Old English | weorold | world |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |