Where does “underverden” come from?
underverden (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål verden, from Danish verden, from Old Danish werdhen, from Old Danish wærælde, from Old Norse verǫld, from Proto-Germanic weraldiz, from Proto-Germanic weraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
underverden (Norwegian Bokmål): the underworld
Definitions
- the underworld
Ancestry of “underverden”, step by step
underverden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål verden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | verden | world; definite singular of verd |
| 2 | Danish | verden | world |
| 3 | Old Danish | werdhen | — |
| 4 | Old Danish | wærælde | — |
| 5 | Old Norse | verǫld | the 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 |