1 rich Libsyn https://www.libsyn.com 90 600 In Old English, the word &quot;world&quot;, or weorold,&amp;nbsp;did not refer to a place. It was a compound word comprising&amp;nbsp;wer, meaing &quot;man&quot;, and&amp;nbsp;ald, meaning &quot;age&quot;. &quot;World&quot; literally meant &quot;the age of man&quot;, and in many of its earliest usages, it's more closely related to a man's &quot;lifetime&quot; or &quot;lifespan&quot; than the earth he inhabits. We also look at some unlikely cognates of &quot;world&quot;, all of which share etymologies related to &quot;manliness&quot;.&amp;nbsp; Words for Granted - An etymology and linguistics podcast http://wordsforgranted.com <iframe title="Libsyn Player" style="border: none" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/23191748/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/88AA3C/" height="90" width="600" scrolling="no" allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen></iframe> https://assets.libsyn.com/secure/item/23191748