weralt

Old High German

Alternative forms

  • wërelt, worolt

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *weraldi; surface analyzed as compound of wër (“man”) + alt (“time, age, old”) (hence “age of man”), latter short for altar.

Cognate to Old English weorold (English world), Old Norse verǫld (Swedish värld), Old Saxon werold, Dutch wereld.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛralt/

Noun

wëralt f

  1. world

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle High German: wërlt, wëlt
    • Alemannic German: Wält
    • Bavarian: Wejt, Wöd, Wölt
    • 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'
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