Where does “vold” come from?

vold (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse vald, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

vold (Norwegian Bokmål): violence; imperative of volde

Definitions

  1. violence; imperative of volde

Ancestry of “vold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsevald—
2Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see

Words derived from “vold”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Old Norse vald →