Where does “kvaltovat” come from?

kvaltovat (Czech) comes from Czech kvalt, 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.

kvaltovat (Czech): to hurry

Definitions

  1. to hurry

Ancestry of “kvaltovat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Czechkvalthurry
2Germangewaltstrong or violent force
3Middle High Germangewaltstrength, power
4Old High Germangiwalt—
5Proto-Germanic*wald—
6Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →
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