Where does “wærælde” come from?
wærælde (Old Danish) comes 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.
Ancestry of “wærælde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | verǫld | the world |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |
Words derived from “wærælde”