Where does “wrâldkriich” come from?

wrâldkriich (West Frisian) comes from West Frisian wrâld, 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.

wrâldkriich (West Frisian): world war

Definitions

  1. world war

Ancestry of “wrâldkriich”, step by step

wrâldkriich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via West Frisian wrâld

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisianwrâldworld
2Old Frisianwarldworld
3Proto-West Germanicweraldiworld
4Proto-Germanicweraldizlifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world
5Proto-Germanicwerazman; husband
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via West Frisian kriich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1West Frisiankriichwar
2Old Frisian*krīch—
3Proto-West Germanickrīgstrife; struggle; fight
4Proto-Germanickrīganą—
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrihg(ʰ)-o-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
7Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic weraz →