Where does “Weltpokal” come from?

Weltpokal (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.

Weltpokal (German): intercontinental cup world championship for clubs

Definitions

  1. intercontinental cup world championship for clubs

Ancestry of “Weltpokal”, step by step

Weltpokal 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 Pokal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPokalgoblet; cup, trophy
2Frenchbocaljar; bowl
3Italianboccalejug; mug; pannikin
4Italian-aleAdded to nouns to form adjectives; -al
5Latin-ālis—
6Proto-Italic-ālisforms relational adjectives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic weraz →