Where does “vælde” come from?
vælde (Danish) comes 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.
vælde (Danish): power, might
Ancestry of “vælde”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Danish | wællæ | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | vella | boiling heat, ebullition; to be in a state of... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wallaną | to well up, spring out, bubble forth |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēlH- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | welH- | to turn, to wind |
Words derived from “vælde”