Where does “iwald” come from?
iwald (Middle English) comes from Old English ġeweald, from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.
Ancestry of “iwald”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | ġeweald | might, power, possession, control, command,... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |