Etymology Explorer › Middle Low German

Where does “wôlt” come from?

wôlt (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon wāld, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

Ancestry of “wôlt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxonwāld—
2Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
3Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “wôlt”

  • wold
  • Woold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →