Where does “walter” come from?
Walter is an English given name derived from Old French Waltier, from Frankish Waltheri, from Proto-Germanic Waldaharjaz, composed of waldą meaning "forest" and a root from Proto-Indo-European ker-.
Ancestry of “walter”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Walter | — |
| 2 | Old Northern French | Waltier | — |
Words derived from “walter”