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Where does “Weltklima” come from?

Weltklima (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.

Weltklima (German): world climate

Definitions

  1. world climate

Ancestry of “Weltklima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwelt—
2Middle High Germanwerlt—
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
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