weralt
Old High German
Alternative forms
- werelt, worolt
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *weraldiz; surface analyzed as compound of wer (“man”) + alt (“time, age, old”) (hence “age of man”), latter short for altar.
Cognate to Old English worold (English world),Old Norse verǫld (Swedish värld), Old Saxon werold, Dutch wereld.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɛralt/
Noun
weralt f
- world
Descendants
- Middle High German: welt, werlt
- Alemannic German: Wält
- Bavarian: Wöit
- Central Franconian:
- Transylvanian Saxon: Wält
- German: Welt
- Luxembourgish: Welt
- Rhine Franconian:
- Pennsylvania German: Welt
- Vilamovian: wełt
- Yiddish: וועלט (velt)
References
- Joseph Wright, 'An Old High German Primer, Second Edition'