Where does “וועלטייל” come from?
וועלטייל (Yiddish) comes from Yiddish וועלט, from Middle High German werlt, 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.
וועלטייל (Yiddish): continent
Ancestry of “וועלטייל”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | וועלט | world |
| 2 | Middle High German | werlt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | weralt | world |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | weraldi | world |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | weraldiz | lifetime, worldly existence; mankind; world |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | weraz | man; husband |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wiHrós | man; husband; warrior, hero |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyh₁- | to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute |