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Where does “weraldiz” come from?

weraldiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic weraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

weraldiz (Proto-Germanic): lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world

Definitions

  1. lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world

Ancestry of “weraldiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwerazman; husband
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

Words derived from “weraldiz”

  • world
  • worldwide
  • underworld
  • Umwelt
  • netherworld
  • worldling
  • Otherworld
  • McWorld
  • afterworld
  • dreamworld
  • homeworld
  • artworld
  • microworld
  • Weltpolitik
  • Weltbild
  • gameworld
  • transworld
  • nanoworld
  • weltanschauung
  • storyworld
  • worldsheet
  • cyberworld
  • worldmaking
  • subworld
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