Where does “weraltheriro” come from?

weraltheriro (Old High German) comes from Old High German weralt, from Proto-West Germanic weraldi, from Proto-Germanic weraldiz, from Proto-Germanic weraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

weraltheriro (Old High German): ruler of the world; God

Definitions

  1. ruler of the world; God

Ancestry of “weraltheriro”, step by step

weraltheriro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German weralt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanweraltworld
2Proto-West Germanicweraldiworld
3Proto-Germanicweraldizlifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world
4Proto-Germanicwerazman; husband
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via Old High German hēriro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhēriro
2Proto-Germanichairazgrey; aged; old; lofty; distinguished
3Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrósEvery word from Proto-Germanic weraz