Where does “enevælde” come from?

enevælde (Danish) comes from Danish vælde, from Old Danish wællæ, from Old Norse vella, from Proto-Germanic wallaną, from Proto-Indo-European wēlH-, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

enevælde (Danish): absolute monarchy

Definitions

absolute monarchy

Ancestry of “enevælde”, step by step

enevælde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish vælde

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	vælde	power, might
2	Old Danish	wællæ	—
3	Old Norse	vella	boiling heat, ebullition; to be in a state of...
4	Proto-Germanic	wallaną	to well up, spring out, bubble forth
5	Proto-Indo-European	wēlH-	to roll, to undulate
6	Proto-Indo-European	welH-	to turn, to wind

via Danish ene

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Danish	ene	alone; lonely; definite of en
2	Old Norse	einir	juniper
3	Latin	juniperus	Alternative form of iūniperus; juniper

Words derived from “enevælde”

enevældig

Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēlH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaną →