Where does “Weltbürger” come from?

Weltbürger (German) comes from German Bürger, from English Burger, from English Hamburger, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er, from Latin -āre, from Proto-Italic -āō — he, she.

Weltbürger (German): cosmopolite

Definitions

  1. cosmopolite

Ancestry of “Weltbürger”, step by step

Weltbürger traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Bürger

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanBürgercitizen, inhabitant, resident; legally recognized...
2EnglishBurgerAlternative spelling of Burgher; A white wine...
3EnglishHamburgerA person from Hamburg
4English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
5Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
6Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
7Latin-ārefirst conjugation
8Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
9Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
12Chichewaiyehe, she

via German welt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanweltworld
2Middle High Germanwerltworld
3Old High Germanweraltworld
4Proto-West Germanicweraldiworld
5Proto-Germanicweraldizlifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world
6Proto-Germanicwerazman; husband
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Ancient Greek κοσμοπολίτης

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκοσμοπολίτηςcitizen of the world
2Ancient Greekπολίτηςcitizen, freeman; fellow citizen, compatriot
3Ancient Greekπόλιςcity; a whole country, as dependent on and called...
4Proto-Hellenicptóliscity
5Proto-Indo-EuropeantpólHis
6Proto-Indo-EuropeantpelH-fortification, city

Words derived from “Weltbürger

Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from English -erEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti
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