Where does “Weltseele” come from?
Weltseele (German) comes from German seele, from Middle High German sēle, from Old High German sēla, from Proto-West Germanic saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic saiwalō, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
Weltseele (German): world soul
Definitions
- world soul
Ancestry of “Weltseele”, step by step
Weltseele traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German seele
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | seele | soul |
| 2 | Middle High German | sēle | soul |
| 3 | Old High German | sēla | soul |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwalu | soul |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwalō | soul, life force |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
via German welt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | welt | world |
| 2 | Middle High German | werlt | world |
| 3 | Old High German | weralt | world |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
via Latin anima mundi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | anima mundi | — |