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Where does “Waldrand” come from?

Waldrand (German) comes from German wald, 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.

Waldrand (German): woodland edge, forest edge

Definitions

  1. woodland edge, forest edge

Ancestry of “Waldrand”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwald—
2Middle High Germanwalt—
3Old High Germanwaldforest
4Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
5Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →