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-.
vold (Danish): violence; force; assault and battery
Definitions
- violence; force; assault and battery
Ancestry of “vold”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | wal | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | wallaz | well, spring; wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 3 | Latin | vallum | wall, rampart, entrenchment |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wēl- | — |
Words derived from “vold”