Where does “ákæruvald” come from?

ákæruvald (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vald, from Old Norse vald, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

ákæruvald (Icelandic): the power to prosecute

Definitions

  1. the power to prosecute

Ancestry of “ákæruvald”, step by step

ákæruvald traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Icelandic vald

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicvaldpower, authority; authority, power; force,...
2Old Norsevald—
3Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

via Icelandic ákæra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicákæraaccusation
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Old Norse vald →