Where does “Wald” come from?

Wald (German) comes from Middle High German walt, from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

Wald (German): forest; woods; woodland

Definitions

  1. forest; woods; woodland

Ancestry of “Wald”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwalt—
2Old High Germanwaldforest
3Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
4Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →