Where does “Welteninsel” come from?

Welteninsel (German) comes from German insel, from Middle High German insel, from Latin Īnsula, from Proto-Italic enselā.

Welteninsel (German): galaxy

Definitions

  1. galaxy

Ancestry of “Welteninsel”, step by step

Welteninsel traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German insel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germaninselan island, an isle
2Middle High Germaninsel—
3LatinĪnsula—
4Proto-Italicenselā—

via German Welten

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeltenplural of Welt; archaic dative singular of Welt
Every word from Proto-Italic enselā →Every word from Latin Īnsula →Every word from Middle High German insel →