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

Waldrand traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwaldforest; woods; woodland
2Middle High Germanwalt—
3Old High Germanwaldforest
4Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
5Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via German Rand

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanRandedge, brink, rim; ledge, margin; skin
2Middle High Germanrant—
3Old High Germanrant—
4Proto-Germanicrandazedge, rim, crust; edge, rim
5Proto-Indo-Europeanrem-to rest, prop or support oneself; to come to...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →