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Where does “Umweltschutzbehörde” come from?

Umweltschutzbehörde (German) comes from German Umweltschutz, 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 — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Umweltschutzbehörde (German): environmental agency

Definitions

  1. environmental agency

Ancestry of “Umweltschutzbehörde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanUmweltschutzenvironmentalism; conservation
2GermanUmweltenvironment; milieu; surroundings; environment;...
3Germanwelt—
4Middle High Germanwerlt—
5Old High Germanweraltworld
6Proto-West Germanicweraldiworld
7Proto-Germanicweraldizlifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world
8Proto-Germanicwerazman; husband
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
10Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
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