Where does “ġeweald” come from?
ġeweald (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic waldą, from Proto-Indo-European waldʰ- — to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess.
ġeweald (Old English): might, power, possession, control, command,...
Definitions
- might, power, possession, control, command,...
Ancestry of “ġeweald”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | waldą | might, power, authority |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | waldʰ- | to be strong, be powerful, prevail, possess |
Words derived from “ġeweald”