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
Ancestry of “Wald”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | walt | — |
| 2 | Old High German | wald | forest |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |
Words derived from “Wald”