Where does “roaldite” come from?

roaldite (English) comes from Norwegian Roald, from Old Norse Hróaldr, from Old Norse Hróðvaldr, from Proto-Germanic *Hrōþiwaldaz, from Proto-Germanic waldaz, from Proto-Germanic waldaną, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

roaldite (English): An isometric-hextetrahedral tin white mineral...

Definitions

  1. An isometric-hextetrahedral tin white mineral...

Ancestry of “roaldite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1NorwegianRoald—
2Old NorseHróaldr—
3Old NorseHróðvaldr—
4Proto-Germanic*Hrōþiwaldaz—
5Proto-Germanicwaldazleader
6Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldaną →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldaz →