Where does “weald” come from?
weald (English) comes from Middle English wæld, from Old English weald, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
weald (English): A wood or forest; An open country
Definitions
- A wood or forest; An open country
Ancestry of “weald”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle English | wæld | — |
| 2 | Old English | weald | forest; power; authority |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |
Words derived from “weald”