Where does “weltverloren” come from?
weltverloren (German) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
weltverloren (German): lost to the world, oblivious
Definitions
- lost to the world, oblivious
Ancestry of “weltverloren”, step by step
weltverloren traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
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 |
via German verloren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | verloren | first-person plural indicative past of verlieren;... |
| 2 | Middle High German | verlorn | — |
| 3 | Old High German | firloran | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *fraloʀan | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | fraluzanaz | lost |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | fraleusaną | to lose, to cease to have |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lewH- | louse |