וועלט

Yiddish

Etymology

Contraction of Old High German weralt, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. Compare German Welt. Cognate to English world, Dutch wereld, Swedish värld.

Noun

וועלט • (velt) f, plural וועלטן‎ (veltn)

world

Derived terms

Terms derived from וועלט (velt)

וועלטייל‎ (velteyl, “continent”)
וועלטלעך‎ (veltlekh, “secular, profane, mundane”)

וועלטסווערטל‎ (veltsvertl, “proverb”)

וועלטסמענטש‎ (veltsmentsh, “worldly person”)

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