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