Where does “werlt” come from?

werlt (Middle High German) comes 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.

werlt (Middle High German): world

Definitions

  1. world

Ancestry of “werlt”, step by step

werlt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German weralt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanweraltworld
2Proto-West Germanicweraldiworld
3Proto-Germanicweraldizlifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world
4Proto-Germanicwerazman; husband
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Old Saxon werold

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonweroldworld

Words derived from “werlt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic weraz →