Etymology Explorer › Old Dutch

Where does “waldan” come from?

waldan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic *waldan.

waldan (Old Dutch): to rule

Definitions

  1. to rule

Ancestry of “waldan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanic*waldan—

Words derived from “waldan”

  • wouden
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *waldan →