Where does “auðvald” come from?

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

auðvald (Icelandic): capitalism

Definitions

  1. capitalism

Ancestry of “auðvald”, step by step

auðvald 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 auður

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Icelandicauðurempty; desolate; wealth, riches
2Old NorseAuðrdesolate
3Proto-Germanicaudazwealth, riches
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Old Norse vald →