Where does “walden” come from?

walden (Middle English) comes from Old English wealdan, from Germanic *waldan, from Proto-Germanic waldaną, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.

Ancestry of “walden”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishwealdanto control; to wield; to rule
2Germanic*waldan—
3Proto-Germanicwaldanąto rule
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

Words derived from “walden”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldaną →Every word from Germanic *waldan →