Where does “einvaldur” come from?
einvaldur (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic vald, from Old Norse vald, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
einvaldur (Icelandic): monarch, despot
Ancestry of “einvaldur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Icelandic | vald | power, authority; authority, power; force,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | vald | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |