Where does “kvalt” come from?

kvalt (Czech) comes from German gewalt, from Middle High German gewalt, from Old High German giwalt, from Proto-Germanic *wald, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

kvalt (Czech): hurry

Definitions

  1. hurry

Ancestry of “kvalt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangewaltstrong or violent force
2Middle High Germangewaltstrength, power
3Old High Germangiwalt
4Proto-Germanic*wald
5Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

Words derived from “kvalt

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ-
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