Where does “walt” come from?
walt (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic walþu, from Proto-Germanic walþuz, from Proto-Indo-European wel- — to see.
walt (Old Dutch): forest, wood
Ancestry of “walt”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-West Germanic | walþu | forest |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | walþuz | forest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wel- | to see |
Words derived from “walt”