wereld
Meaning
world
Frequency
Hyphenated as
we‧reld
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈʋeːrəlt/
Etymology
From Middle Dutch werelt, from Old Dutch werold, werolt, from Proto-West Germanic *weraldi, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz, from Proto-Germanic *weraz (“man”) + *aldiz (“time, age, old”), hence "age of man". Cognate to West Frisian wrâld, English world, German Welt, Swedish värld.
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