Where does “weltöffentlich” come from?
weltöffentlich (German) comes from German öffentlich, from German offen, from Middle High German offen, from Old High German offan, from Proto-West Germanic *opan, from Proto-Germanic upanaz, from Proto-Indo-European upó, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ewp-.
weltöffentlich (German): public to the world
Definitions
- public to the world
Ancestry of “weltöffentlich”, step by step
weltöffentlich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German öffentlich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | öffentlich | public |
| 2 | German | offen | open; frank, candid; honest, sincere |
| 3 | Middle High German | offen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | offan | open; obvious; clear |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *opan | open |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | upanaz | open |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |
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 |