Where does “Weltherrschaft” come from?

Weltherrschaft (German) comes from German welt, from Middle High German werlt, from Old High German weralt, from Proto-West Germanic weraldi, from Proto-Germanic weraldiz, from Proto-Germanic weraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Weltherrschaft (German): world domination, world dominion supreme political or military control over the entire earth

Definitions

  1. world domination, world dominion supreme political or military control over the entire earth

Ancestry of “Weltherrschaft”, step by step

Weltherrschaft traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

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 German Herrschaft

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHerrschaftlordship, reign, rule, dominion; feudal district:...
2German-schaft-ship, -hood
3Old High German-skaftship
4Proto-West Germanic-skapiForms nouns denoting state, originally meaning...
5Proto-Germanic-skapizForms nouns denoting state, originally meaning...
6Proto-Germanicskapjanąto make, to create; to shape
7Proto-Indo-Europeanskab-to cut, split, hew, shape; to cut, split, carve,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrósEvery word from Proto-Germanic weraz