Welt

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Welt. === Proper noun === Welt (plural Welts) A surname from German. ==== Statistics ==== According to the 2010 United States Census, Welt is the 42030th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 517 individuals. Welt is most common among White (95.74%) individuals. === Further reading === Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Welt”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 3, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN. == German == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German wëlt, assimilative contraction of older wërlt, from Old High German wëralt, from Proto-West Germanic *weraldi, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. Cognate to English world, Dutch wereld, Swedish värld. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vɛlt/ Rhymes: -ɛlt === Noun === Welt f (genitive Welt, plural Welten) world Georg Büchner, Dantons Tod. Ein Drama (Condor Bibliothek im Apollo Verlag, Lindau, p. 50) Karl Marx (1978) [1845], “Thesen über Feuerbach”, in Marx-Engels-Werke‎[1], volume 3, page 7; English translation from Marx/Engels Collected Works, volume 5, 1976, page 5 ==== Declension ==== An older dative/genitive singular form, Welten, survives in proverbs, such as Undank ist der Welten Lohn. ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “Welt” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961. “Welt”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[2] (in German) “Welt” in Duden online == Hunsrik == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German wëlt, assimilative contraction of older wërlt, from Old High German wëralt, from Proto-West Germanic *weraldi, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈvelt/ Rhymes: -elt Syllabification: Welt === Noun === Welt f (plural Welte) world === Further reading === Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Welt”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch, page 174, column 1 == Luxembourgish == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle High German wëlt, assimilative contraction of older wërlt, from Old High German wëralt, from Proto-West Germanic *weraldi, from Proto-Germanic *weraldiz. Cognate with German Welt, Dutch wereld, English world. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /vælt/ === Noun === Welt f (plural Welten) world === Further reading === Welt in the Lëtzebuerger Online Dictionnaire == Pennsylvania German == === Etymology === Compare German Welt, Dutch wereld, English world, Swedish värld. === Noun === Welt f (plural Welder) world ==== Derived terms ==== weltlich