Where does “Weltergewicht” come from?
Weltergewicht (German) comes from English welterweight, from English welter-weight, from English welter, from Middle English welteren, from English welt, from German welt, from Middle High German werlt, from Old High German weralt — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
Weltergewicht (German): welterweight
Definitions
- welterweight
Ancestry of “Weltergewicht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | welterweight | Alternative spelling of welter-weight |
| 2 | English | welter-weight | between lightweight and middleweight; a boxer... |
| 3 | English | welter | A general confusion or muddle; A tossing or... |
| 4 | Middle English | welteren | — |
| 5 | English | welt | To roll; revolve; A ridge or lump on the skin, as... |
| 6 | German | welt | world |
| 7 | Middle High German | werlt | world |
| 8 | Old High German | weralt | world |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |