Where does “weraltwiso” come from?

weraltwiso (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.

weraltwiso (Old High German): philosopher, scholar

Definitions

  1. philosopher, scholar

Ancestry of “weraltwiso”, step by step

weraltwiso 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 wiso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwisoleader; indicator
2Old High Germanwiswise
3Proto-Germanicwīsazwise, knowledgeable
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweydstosknowledgeable
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrósEvery word from Proto-Germanic weraz
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