Where does “verdensarvliste” come from?
verdensarvliste (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål verdensarv, 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 — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
verdensarvliste (Norwegian Bokmål): World Heritage List
Ancestry of “verdensarvliste”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | verdensarv | World Heritage |
| 2 | Norwegian Bokmål | verden | world; definite singular of verd |
| 3 | Danish | verden | world |
| 4 | Old Danish | werdhen | — |
| 5 | Old Danish | wærælde | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | verǫld | the world |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |