Where does “Weltergewichtler” come from?
Weltergewichtler (German) comes from German Weltergewicht, 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 — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
Weltergewichtler (German): welterweight person of that weight class
Definitions
- welterweight person of that weight class
Ancestry of “Weltergewichtler”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Weltergewicht | welterweight |
| 2 | English | welterweight | Alternative spelling of welter-weight |
| 3 | English | welter-weight | between lightweight and middleweight; a boxer... |
| 4 | English | welter | A general confusion or muddle; A tossing or... |
| 5 | Middle English | welteren | — |
| 6 | English | welt | To roll; revolve; A ridge or lump on the skin, as... |
| 7 | German | welt | world |
| 8 | Middle High German | werlt | world |
| 9 | Old High German | weralt | world |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |