Where does “Weltwissen” come from?
Weltwissen (German) comes from German wissen, from German Besserwisser, from German besser, from Middle High German beȥȥer, from Old High German beȥȥiro, from Proto-West Germanic *batiʀō, from Proto-Germanic batizô, from Proto-Germanic gōdaz — to join; to unite; to suit.
Weltwissen (German): knowledge about the world
Definitions
- knowledge about the world
Ancestry of “Weltwissen”, step by step
Weltwissen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wissen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wissen | to know; to be aware of; to remember |
| 2 | German | Besserwisser | know-it-all, wiseguy, wiseacre, smart aleck |
| 3 | German | besser | comparative degree of gut; better; inflection of... |
| 4 | Middle High German | beȥȥer | — |
| 5 | Old High German | beȥȥiro | better |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *batiʀō | better |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | batizô | comparative degree of *gōdaz; comparative degree... |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | gōdaz | good |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | gadaną | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʰedʰ- | to join; to unite; to suit |
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 |