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