Where does “voles” come from?
voles (Volapük) comes from Volapük vol, from English world, from Middle English world, from Old English weorold, from Proto-West Germanic weraldi, from Proto-Germanic weraldiz, from Proto-Germanic weraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.
voles (Volapük): dative plural of vol
Definitions
- dative plural of vol
Ancestry of “voles”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Volapük | vol | world |
| 2 | English | world | Human collective existence; existence in general;... |
| 3 | Middle English | world | The world, the planet; A dimension, realm, or... |
| 4 | Old English | weorold | world |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | 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 |