Where does “vald” come from?

vald (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic valta, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

vald (Estonian): parish, municipality

Definitions

  1. parish, municipality

Ancestry of “vald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicvaltamight, power, authority; white
2Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

Words derived from “vald”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldą →Every word from Proto-Finnic valta →