Where does “wrâld” come from?

wrâld (West Frisian) comes from Old Frisian warld, 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.

wrâld (West Frisian): world

Definitions

  1. world

Ancestry of “wrâld”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianwarldworld
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

Words derived from “wrâld”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic weraz →