Where does “wẹ̄lden” come from?

wẹ̄lden (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.

wẹ̄lden (Middle English): to reign, rule, command

Definitions

  1. to reign, rule, command

Ancestry of “wẹ̄lden”, 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 “wẹ̄lden”

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