Where does “welter-weight” come from?
welter-weight (English) comes from English welter, from Middle English welteren, from English welt, from German welt, from Middle High German werlt, from Old High German weralt, from Proto-West Germanic weraldi, from Proto-Germanic weraldiz — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
welter-weight (English): between lightweight and middleweight; a boxer...
Definitions
- between lightweight and middleweight; a boxer...
Ancestry of “welter-weight”, step by step
welter-weight traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English welter
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | welter | A general confusion or muddle; A tossing or... |
| 2 | Middle English | welteren | — |
| 3 | English | welt | To roll; revolve; A ridge or lump on the skin, as... |
| 4 | German | welt | world |
| 5 | Middle High German | werlt | world |
| 6 | Old High German | weralt | world |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |