Where does “wald” come from?

wald (Old Danish) comes from Old Norse vald, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.

wald (Old Danish): force, violence

Definitions

  1. force, violence

Ancestry of “wald”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wald”

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