וועלט
Yiddish
Etymology
From Middle High German welt, werlt, a contraction of Old High German weralt, from Proto-West Germanic *weraldi, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. Compare German Welt. Cognate to English world, Dutch wereld, Swedish värld.
Pronunciation
Noun
וועלט • (velt) f, plural וועלטן (veltn)
Derived terms
- וועלטלעך (veltlekh, “secular, profane, mundane”)
- וועלטסווערטל (veltsvertl, “proverb”)
- וועלטסמענטש (veltsmentsh, “worldly person”)
- װעלטטײל (veltteyl, “continent”)
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- Yiddish terms inherited from Middle High German
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- Yiddish terms inherited from Old High German
- Yiddish terms derived from Old High German
- Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic
- Yiddish terms derived from Proto-West Germanic
- Yiddish terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Yiddish terms derived from Proto-Germanic
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