English word world comes from Proto-Germanic *weraz (Husband. Man.), Proto-Germanic *aldiz (Age, generation. Lifetime.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| *weraz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Husband. Man. |
| *aldiz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Age, generation. Lifetime. |
| *weraldiz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Lifetime, worldly existence. Mankind. World. |
| worold | Old English (ang) | World, the earth, a state of existence. |
| weoreld | Middle English (enm) | |
| world | English (en) | To consider or cause to be considered from a global perspective; to consider as a global whole, rather than making or focussing on national or other distinctions; compare globalise.. To make real; to make worldly. (archaic) Age, era. (by extension) Any other astronomical body which many be inhabitable, such as a natural satellite.. (countable) A planet, especially one which is inhabited or [...] |