Where does “Greenwald” come from?

Greenwald (English) comes from English wald, from Middle English walden, from Old English wealdan, from Germanic *waldan, from Proto-Germanic waldaną, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

Ancestry of “Greenwald”, step by step

Greenwald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English wald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwaldTo govern; inherit; Power; strength; Command;...
2Middle Englishwalden—
3Old Englishwealdanto control; to wield; to rule
4Germanic*waldan—
5Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

via English Green

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGreenOf, or pertaining, to a Green Party or green...
2Middle Englishgrenegreen
3Old Englishgrēnegreen
4Proto-West Germanicgrōnīgreen
5Proto-Germanicgrōnizgreen
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰreh₁-to become green, grow; to grow; to green, to grow

Words derived from “Greenwald”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →