Where does “Weltwirtschaftskrise” come from?
Weltwirtschaftskrise (German) comes from German Weltwirtschaft, 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.
Weltwirtschaftskrise (German): global economic crisis
Definitions
- global economic crisis
Ancestry of “Weltwirtschaftskrise”, step by step
Weltwirtschaftskrise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Weltwirtschaft
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Weltwirtschaft | global economy |
| 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 Krise
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Krise | crisis |
| 2 | Latin | crisis | crisis |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | κρίσις | decision, determination, judgment; trial,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κρίνω | To separate, divide, part, distinguish between... |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | kríňňō | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | krinyéti | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | krey- | to sift, separate, divide |