Where does “umweltschädlich” come from?
umweltschädlich (German) comes from German Umwelt, 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.
umweltschädlich (German): ecologically harmful, harmful to the environment
Definitions
- ecologically harmful, harmful to the environment
Ancestry of “umweltschädlich”, step by step
umweltschädlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Umwelt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Umwelt | environment; milieu; surroundings; environment;... |
| 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 schädlich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | schädlich | harmful |
| 2 | German | schaden | to hurt, to be harmful; to damage, to harm, to... |
| 3 | Middle High German | schaden | — |
| 4 | Old High German | scadōn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | skaþōną | to injure, harm, damage |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | skaþô | damage, scathe; one who causes damage; injurer |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sket- | to injure |