wêreld

See also: wereld

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch wereld (“world”), from Middle Dutch werelt, from Old Dutch werold, werolt, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz (literally “age of man”), from *weraz (“man”) + *aldiz (“time, age, old”).

The development of Middle Dutch -er(e)l- → Afrikaans -êrel- (instead of -erel-) is regular. Compare kêrel, pêrel.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈvɛːrəlt/

Noun

wêreld (plural wêrelde)

  1. world
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