Where does “Weltjudentum” come from?
Weltjudentum (German) comes from German Judentum, from German jude, from Middle High German jüde, from Old High German judo, from Latin Iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδά, from Hebrew יְהוּדָה — Judas; Judah, Judas.
Weltjudentum (German): a global network of influential Jews that supposedly rules the world or aims at that
Definitions
- a global network of influential Jews that supposedly rules the world or aims at that
Ancestry of “Weltjudentum”, step by step
Weltjudentum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Judentum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Judentum | Jewry; Judaism; Judaism |
| 2 | German | jude | Jew |
| 3 | Middle High German | jüde | a Jew |
| 4 | Old High German | judo | — |
| 5 | Latin | Iūdaeus | Jewish, of or pertaining to the Jewish people |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδαῖος | Jew or Judean |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἰουδά | Judah |
| 8 | Hebrew | יְהוּדָה | Judas; Judah, Judas |
via German welt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | welt | world |
| 2 | Middle High German | werlt | world |
| 3 | Old High German | weralt | world |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |