Where does “ゲバルト” come from?

ゲバルト (Japanese) comes from German gewalt, from Middle High German gewalt, from Old High German giwalt, from Proto-Germanic *wald, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

ゲバルト (Japanese): "violence", used in reference to Japanese leftist student activism of the 50s and 60s

Definitions

  1. "violence", used in reference to Japanese leftist student activism of the 50s and 60s

Ancestry of “ゲバルト”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangewaltstrong or violent force
2Middle High Germangewaltstrength, power
3Old High Germangiwalt—
4Proto-Germanic*wald—
5Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →
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