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

  1. Alternative spelling of wôlt

Ancestry of “wold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwôlta wood, a forest
2Old Saxonwāldforest
3Proto-West Germanicwalþuforest
4Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic walþu →