Where does “Weltrekordinhaber” come from?
Weltrekordinhaber (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.
Ancestry of “Weltrekordinhaber”, step by step
Weltrekordinhaber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Weltrekord
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Weltrekord | World record |
| 2 | German | welt | world |
| 3 | Middle High German | werlt | world |
| 4 | Old High German | weralt | world |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via German Inhaber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Inhaber | owner, holder, bearer; proprietor; occupant,... |
| 2 | German | innehaben | to hold; to possess; to master |
| 3 | German | habēn | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | han | to have |
| 5 | Old High German | hano | cock (male chicken), rooster |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hanō | cock, rooster |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hanô | rooster, cock |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kan- | to sing; hemp |