Where does “Anwalt” come from?

Anwalt (German) comes from Middle High German anwalde, from Old High German anawalto, from Old English ānweald — power.

Anwalt (German): lawyer

Definitions

  1. lawyer

Ancestry of “Anwalt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germananwalde—
2Old High Germananawalto—
3Old Englishānwealdpower

Words derived from “Anwalt”

Every word from Old English ānweald →Every word from Old High German anawalto →Every word from Middle High German anwalde →