Where does “vold” come from?

vold (Danish) comes from Middle Low German wal, from Proto-Germanic wallaz, from Latin vallum, from Proto-Indo-European wēl- — to see, perceive.

vold (Danish): violence; force; assault and battery

Definitions

  1. violence; force; assault and battery

Ancestry of “vold”, step by step

vold traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Low German wal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwal—
2Proto-Germanicwallazwell, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment
3Latinvallumwall, rampart, entrenchment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwēl-to see, perceive

via Old Norse vǫllr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevǫllrfield, flat ground, meadow
2Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “vold”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wēl- →Every word from Latin vallum →Every word from Proto-Germanic wallaz →