Where does “Umweltforschung” come from?

Umweltforschung (German) 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.

Umweltforschung (German): environmental / ecological research

Definitions

  1. environmental / ecological research

Ancestry of “Umweltforschung”, step by step

Umweltforschung traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Umwelt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUmweltenvironment; milieu; surroundings; environment;...
2Germanweltworld
3Middle High Germanwerltworld
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

via German Forschung

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanForschungresearch
2Middle High Germanvorschunge
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrósEvery word from Proto-Germanic weraz