Where does “Weltrekordhalter” come from?

Weltrekordhalter (German) comes from German Weltrekord, 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 — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

Weltrekordhalter (German): world record holder

Definitions

  1. world record holder

Ancestry of “Weltrekordhalter”, step by step

Weltrekordhalter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Weltrekord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWeltrekordWorld record
2Germanweltworld
3Middle High Germanwerltworld
4Old High Germanweraltworld
5Proto-West Germanicweraldiworld
6Proto-Germanicweraldizlifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world
7Proto-Germanicwerazman; husband
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via German Halter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHalterholder, owner; holder, mount, retainer, bracket
2Middle High Germanhaltære—
3Old High Germanhaltāri—

Words derived from “Weltrekordhalter”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic weraz →