וועלט
Yiddish
Etymology
Contraction of Old High German weralt, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. Compare German Welt. Cognate to English world, Dutch wereld, Swedish värld.
Derived terms
- וועלטייל (velteyl, “continent”)
- וועלטלעך (veltlekh, “secular, profane, mundane”)
- וועלטסווערטל (veltsvertl, “proverb”)
- וועלטסמענטש (veltsmentsh, “worldly person”)
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