Where does “*waldan” come from?

*waldan (Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic waldaną, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

Ancestry of “*waldan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

Words derived from “*waldan”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldaną →