an acronym for Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich and Democratic

c. 1400, "having power to control fate, from wierd (n.), from Old English wyrd "fate, chance, fortune; destiny; the Fates," literally "that which comes," from Proto-Germanic * [..]

unusual or bizzare.

Wyrd: fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters eldritch: suggesting the operation of supernatural influences; "an eldritch screech"; "the three weird [..]

strange and frightening

umheymlekh

From the Proto-Indo-European *wer, meaning "to turn." From this same root, we also get the English words: -ward (toward, inward), worth (from the Old German *werthaz, meaning "opposite, [..]

(n) fate personified; any one of the three Weird Sisters(adj) suggesting the operation of supernatural influences(adj) strikingly odd or unusual

fatum

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Connected with fate or destiny; able to influence fate. Of or pertaining to witches or witchcraft; supernatural; unearthly; suggestive of witches, witchcraft, or unearthliness; wild; uncanny. * L [..]

(acronym) Western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic.