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
Ancestry of “enevælde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 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- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |