Where does “verden” come from?
verden (Norwegian Bokmål) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
verden (Norwegian Bokmål): world; definite singular of verd
Definitions
- world; definite singular of verd
Ancestry of “verden”, step by step
verden traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Danish verden
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Danish | verden | world |
| 2 | Old Danish | werdhen | — |
| 3 | Old Danish | wærælde | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | verǫld | the 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 English world cup
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | world cup | The FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international competition of national teams in men's association football and the trophy awarded to the winning team |