English
Weltbild
Weltbild comes from German Weltbild ‘worldview’.
- Germanc. 1650–presentWeltbild‘worldview’
- Englishtodaysame form
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- Germanc. 1650–presentWeltbild‘worldview’
- Englishtodaysame form
The story
Borrowed from German Weltbild, literally "world-picture".
Every English word from German Weltbild
Today it means
noun A theoretical understanding of the world and how it operates.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / German Weltbild / Weltbild