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
- woodland edge, forest edge
Ancestry of “Waldrand”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | wald | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | walt | — |
| 3 | Old High German | wald | forest |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |