Where does “vielerorts” come from?
vielerorts (German) comes from German viel, from Middle High German vil, from Old High German filu, from Proto-West Germanic *felu, from Proto-Germanic felu, from Proto-Germanic feluz, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
vielerorts (German): in many places
Definitions
- in many places
Ancestry of “vielerorts”, step by step
vielerorts traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German viel
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | viel | much, a lot; much, many |
| 2 | Middle High German | vil | — |
| 3 | Old High German | filu | many; much |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *felu | much, a lot |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | felu | much, a lot; a lot of; very |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | feluz | many; cruel, evil |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via German ort
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | ort | place, location, point, position |
| 2 | Middle High German | ort | point , corner, end point, boundary, border,... |
| 3 | Old High German | ort | sharp point |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *oʀd | sharp point, spear-point, spear |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | uzdaz | sharp point; place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wes- | to dress, clothe |