Where does “Schlüsselgewalt” come from?

Schlüsselgewalt (German) comes from German gewalt, from Middle High German gewalt, from Old High German giwalt, from Proto-Germanic *wald, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

Schlüsselgewalt (German): Power of the Keys

Definitions

  1. Power of the Keys

Ancestry of “Schlüsselgewalt”, step by step

Schlüsselgewalt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German gewalt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangewaltstrong or violent force
2Middle High Germangewaltstrength, power
3Old High Germangiwalt—
4Proto-Germanic*wald—
5Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

via German schlüssel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanschlüssela key
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldą →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wald →
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