Where does “voldsom” come from?

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

voldsom (Norwegian Bokmål): violent

Definitions

  1. violent

Ancestry of “voldsom”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålvoldviolence; imperative of volde
2Old Norsevald—
3Proto-Germanicwalþuzforest
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwel-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic walþuz →Every word from Old Norse vald →