Where does “Weltruhm” come from?

Weltruhm (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.

Weltruhm (German): worldwide fame

Definitions

  1. worldwide fame

Ancestry of “Weltruhm”, step by step

Weltruhm 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 Ruhm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRuhmfame
2Middle High Germanruom
3Old High Germanruomfame, glory
4Proto-West Germanichrōmifame
5Proto-Germanichrōmizfame
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrósEvery word from Proto-Germanic weraz