Where does “*walda” come from?

*walda (Frankish) comes from Proto-Germanic walþō, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

Ancestry of “*walda”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwalþō—
2Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “*walda”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþō →