Where does “Valde” come from?
Valde (Finnish) comes from Finnish Valdemar, 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- — to rule; strong, powerful; hair; wool.
Ancestry of “Valde”, step by step