Where does “vaelt” come from?

vaelt (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch faled, from Proto-Germanic faludaz — an enclosed space, enclosure.

Ancestry of “vaelt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchfaled
2Proto-Germanicfaludazan enclosed space, enclosure
Every word from Proto-Germanic faludazEvery word from Old Dutch faled