Where does “verdenshistorie” come from?
verdenshistorie (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.
verdenshistorie (Norwegian Bokmål): world history, history of the world; a book /...
Definitions
- world history, history of the world; a book /...
Ancestry of “verdenshistorie”, step by step
verdenshistorie 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 |
via Norwegian Bokmål historie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | historie | history; a story |
| 2 | Latin | historia | history; account; story |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορία | inquiry, examination, systematic observation,... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ἱστορέω | to inquire, ask; to examine, observe; to record,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἵστωρ | one who knows law and right, judge; witness; a... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | wístōr | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtōr | one who has seen, one who knows |
| 8 | Indo-European | *weyd- | — |