Where does “einvalda” come from?
einvalda (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic valda, from Old Norse valda, from Proto-Germanic waldaną, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.
einvalda (Icelandic): unipotent
Ancestry of “einvalda”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | valda | to cause; to protect a chess piece — in which... |
| 2 | Old Norse | valda | to wield; to rule over; to cause, be the cause of |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | waldaną | to rule |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |