Where does “walt” come from?

walt (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wald, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

Ancestry of “walt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwaldforest
2Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
3Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “walt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →