Where does “verdensarv” come from?

verdensarv (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.

verdensarv (Norwegian Bokmål): World Heritage

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Ancestry of “verdensarv”, step by step

verdensarv traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål verden

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålverdenworld; definite singular of verd
2Danishverdenworld
3Old Danishwerdhen—
4Old Danishwærælde—
5Old Norseverǫldthe world
6Proto-Germanicweraldizlifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world
7Proto-Germanicwerazman; husband
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
9Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Norwegian Bokmål arv

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålarvheritage; inheritance; imperative of arve
2Old Norsearfrinheritance heritage; patrimony
3Proto-Germanicarbijąheritage, inheritance
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erbʰ-to change allegiance, status, ownership;...

Words derived from “verdensarv”

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