Where does “gewalt” come from?

gewalt (Middle High German) comes 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.

gewalt (Middle High German): strength, power

Definitions

  1. strength, power

Ancestry of “gewalt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germangiwalt—
2Proto-Germanic*wald—
3Proto-Germanicwaldąmight, power, authority
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaldʰ-to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess

Words derived from “gewalt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic waldą →Every word from Proto-Germanic *wald →