Etymology

umbworld

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Today it means: The surrounding world; the world or sphere about one; the environment. Full definition →

German Umwelt
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  1. German · calque ofUmwelt
  2. English todayumbworld

From umb- (“around, about”) + world, a calque of German Umwelt (early 19th c.). Compare Dutch omwereld, Swedish omvärld, etc., also from the German.

Words from the same roots

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