Where does “Voldemar” come from?
Voldemar (Estonian) comes from Danish Valdemar, from Russian Влади́мир, from Slavic Володимѣръ, from Proto-Slavic Voldiměrъ, from Proto-Slavic volděti, from Proto-Balto-Slavic walˀdā́ˀtei, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁dʰh₁-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂welh₁- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
Ancestry of “Voldemar”, step by step