Where does “wold” come from?
wold (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Low German wôlt, from Old Saxon wāld, from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
wold (Middle Low German): Alternative spelling of wôlt
Definitions
- Alternative spelling of wôlt
Ancestry of “wold”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Low German | wôlt | — |
| 2 | Old Saxon | wāld | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |